Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #109! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles 10X Strategy (Life In FIRE) – “Decumulation in retirement is 10X harder than working/accumulation.“ New...
Regular readers of this blog know that I ride my bikes more miles than I drive. I’m currently on a 4-year streak of meeting that mark, although 2023 might see it end. Car ownership is ridiculously expensive and driving is...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #108! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles The End Of Retirement (The Walrus) – “Want to keep your house? Support your...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #107! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles Happiness Series Part 2: Five Big-Ass Spending Experiments (1500 Days) – “Can money buy happiness?“...
It’s that time of year when the Census Bureau releases the official income data for the U.S. Of course because they work at government speed the data are for last year – 2022. But 2023 isn’t over yet so cut...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #106! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles How Passion Fuels Persistence (Budget Life List) – “I can accept the pitfalls and downfalls...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #105! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles What We Lose (Humble Dollar) – “When we retire we win back control over our...
Last week the original battery in my Subaru Outback finally died. It lasted a whopping 8.5 years which is amazing. I of course drive way less than the average American and only have 51k miles on an almost nine year...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #104! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles The Benefits and Drawbacks of Taxable Accounts (Can I Retire Yet) – “…supersavers planning for...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #103! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles Running Out of Life (Lazy Man And Money) – “At some point, you may find...
A little while ago I had my worst mountain bike crash in a long while. Playing ironically true to the contrarian I am, I wasn’t even riding on the actual dirt trails when it happened. I had just come off...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #102! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles The Fun Bucket – Overcoming the Frugality Mindset (Mark’s Money Mind) – “…it is...
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2025 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 48 Miles
Running: 10 Miles
Hiking: 6 Miles
Paddling: 0 Miles
Climbing Days: 0
2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5209 Miles
Running: 330 Miles
Hiking: 46 Miles
Paddling: 86 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
Turnip FIRE! Disclaimer:
Turnip FIRE! is like, real fake news. I mean, there’s fake news that’s meant to be real, and then fake news that’s meant to be fake. The fake news that’s meant to be real is like, actual fake news. Turnip FIRE! is fake fake news…. okay now I’m confused…. Anyhoo, don’t take any Turnip FIRE! stories seriously. Just don’t.
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