According to Realtor.com the median home listing price in America was $340,000 at the start of 2021. That one caught me by surprise when I looked it up, I didn’t think it would be that high. The National Association of...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #38! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles A Better Alternative to Resolutions and Goals (The Mad Fientist) – “There are probably a lot...
If you’re a new reader and not familiar with my story, I reached financial independence accidentally by saving money and investing. I semi-retired and went “half-time” to 20 hours a week at my job in late 2017. I’ve been doing...
My neighbor invited me over to hang out on his patio the other day. He’s got a new fire pit and everyone loves a good fire in winter. He told me to bring some beers, and I said I’d bring...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #37! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Burnout, Variety, and Crop Rotation (The Escape Artist) – “The problem is not hard work. The...
Regular readers know my background is in geography and geographic information systems, and I’ve done a lot of mapping posts related to finance. I also have a pretty sweet geoarbitrage resources page with tons of tools in one place to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Frustrated with the often difficult and painful processes to get money from lobbyists and special interest groups into their own grubby hands, Congress today unanimously passed a bill that sets up direct deposits into their checking accounts,...
She was deceptively beautiful, with the kind of stoic and determined demeanor that let you know she wasn’t playing games. When other students traded jokes or discussed movies during breaks, she read the next lessons material. She rarely talked. Her...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #36! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles When rules bring freedom (Get Rich Slowly) – “In a very real way, rules bring freedom —...
My arms were starting to go numb and the sweat poured off my chin. My boss Joe kept throwing 40 pound bags of fertilizer onto the pile from the top of the rack, and expected me to move them off...
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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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