A little while back I posted about de-risking my portfolio as I get older and closer to full retirement. I explained how I lowered my equity stake and increased my bond allocation to 25%. And with that increase in bonds...
It’s the fall of 2021 and I can’t believe I’ve been in semi-retirement for 4 years. I’ve worked 20 hours a week during that time, so I’ve essentially put in 2 years of work where others have put in 4...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #55! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles How to Prepare for the Next Crisis While Times are Good (Retire Before Dad) –...
We had spent a good half hour on the summit of Mt. Rainier, the sentinel of the Pacific Northwest. At 14,411 feet high it soars majestically over Seattle and the Cascade mountains, a permanently glaciated chunk of volcanic rock that...
Phil Gaimon was a professional road cyclist at the highest level, and retired from the sport in 2017. Cyclists in America aren’t superstars like they are in Europe, so even though they can make a decent living while racing under...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #54! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Time millionaires: meet the people pursuing the pleasure of leisure (The Guardian) – “It is often...
Regular readers know I grew up on the seedy, crime ridden streets of Baltimore. In the 1970’s and 80’s baseball and football were basically religion in Baltimore. We had the Orioles who were pretty much the best team in baseball...
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My coffee maker died a slow death recently. One morning I woke up to a half-brewed carafe and wondered what was up. Three days later the buttons started getting wonky. Two days after that she laid down, gone forever. I...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #53! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Five Learnings from Five Years in Retirement (ESI Money) – “My suggestion: don’t wait. Grab the...
Recently I was on a morning run and having one of those days. I was low energy, my legs had no pep, and I just felt blah. I was determined to push through, but my pace was way off my...
Back in 2018 I did a post comparing the vehicles with the highest and lowest recall rates. Of course the vehicles with the highest recall rates averaged $35,365 in MSRP, while the ones with the lowest recall rates had an...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 4800 Miles
Running: 283 Miles
Hiking: 33 Miles
Paddling: 83 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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