If you’re new to my blog you might not know I’ve done tons of mapping posts over the years that detail various aspects of personal finance from a geographic perspective. Many or most of these posts can be hugely valuable...
If you’re new and not familiar with my story I semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job in 2017 after reaching financial independence years before. Since then life has been so much better and I’m constantly tinkering...
I rolled through the finish line with tired legs, bristling in the West Virginia summer sun. My buddies John and Todd were nearby, only a last minute sprint separated us. We just finished an 85 mile gravel cycling race with...
If you’re like most, your job is a source of stress. Actually it’s probably the leading source of stress: According to the Center for Disease Control/National Institute on Occupational Safety & Health, the workplace is the number one cause of...
I’ve written about the almost comical mess of afflictions I had as a kid. I was fat, pigeon toed, buck toothed, pimple-faced, and had a crippling stutter. And that’s just a partial list. But even after I overcame many of...
I track my annual cycling, running, hiking, and paddling miles on the right rail of this blog. A significant portion of my readership comes to my blog for content related to health and fitness and my goal in showing my...
Regular Accidental FIRE readers are aware of my history as a functional alcoholic. I used alcohol as a way to escape my traumatic childhood, or at least that’s what I thought I was doing. Being drunk was a good place...
A few weeks back I went on a different Saturday cycling group ride than I normally do and got to meet some new folks. It was a great ride, not too serious and with some nice roads and hills. I...
A month ago in mid-March I reached a milestone. It marked two full years of working from home. Friday March 13th, 2020 was the last day that I sat miserably for over 8 hours in a drab office building under...
Last summer I decided to start de-risking my portfolio and reduce my stake in equities. As I wrote in that post the decision had nothing to with timing the market. I know that I nor anyone else can do that...
What is work and why do we do it? A classic definition of work is “activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.” Another is “a task or tasks to be undertaken; something...
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...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 4703 Miles
Running: 278 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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