Inflation continues to rage in America and just hit 8.6% for the 12 month period ending in May 2022. Regular Accidental FIRE readers know that I’m a geography geek and whenever possible try to highlight aspects of personal finance from...
Inflation just hit 7.9% recently, life is starting to get expensive. Regular Accidental FIRE readers know I constantly scour the internet for online tools that help show the variance of different elements of personal finance based on geography. It’s a...
Back in the summer of 2018 I did a mapping post showing the costs of the big three expenses by state in America. It was one of my most popular posts for a good year or two until it started...
The housing market in the U.S. is on one of its hottest stretches in history. The past year and a half has brought record rates of bidding wars, strong demand, low inventory, and continual low interest rates. My house has...
None of us will get out of here alive. Sorry for the unfortunate truth bomb. And although lifespan in general in America has gone up over the years with some recent declines, healthspan, or the number of years a person...
Regular Accidental FIRE readers know I have a background in GIS and mapping and that I constantly scour the web for cool mapping tools. Being this is primarily a personal finance blog I have a special place in my dorky...
We are approaching a year and a half of the COVID pandemic in America and with so many people still working from home the desires and priorities of many homeowners have changed drastically. Regular readers know I have some magic...
Not long ago I did a post about working from home. Specifically, I highlighted a Bloomberg article showing that many workers are quitting instead of going back into the office. I’m all about sticking it to the man when necessary. ...
In 2018 the state of Vermont made headlines with what they boringly called a Remote Worker Grant Program. The program should have been called the “We’ll Pay You To Move Here, No Kidding Program”. In a nutshell Vermont was offering...
Regular Accidental FIRE readers know that I spend my copious free time scouring the dark corners of the web in search of nifty mapping tools related to money and finances. Sometimes I find a site worth highlighting. Today’s post does...
Where were you 30 years ago in 1991? If you weren’t born yet or were too young to recall, it was a pretty big year in history. It was the year of the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, and...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has had time to crunch the numbers of the U.S. labor market for calendar year 2020 and the official data are coming out. Prior to March 2020, the U.S. labor market was on fire. From...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5185 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
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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