The Generalist Retirement
A little while back on a ride a cycling friend asked me “Is there any outdoor sport you don’t do?” I had just mentioned to him how my ice climbing went this past winter, and my excitement for some upcoming...
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FIRE Like A Boss On A 1% Withdrawal Rate
If you’re familiar with the FIRE movement then you’re probably familiar with the 4% rule. In a nutshell the 4% rule claims that you can safely withdrawal 4% of your total investments (or net worth) every year, including annual adjustments...
Two Years Working From Home
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...
The Money To Anxiety Ratio
In 2021 as covid vaccines rolled out the cycling group rides and races that are such an important part of my life came back. While this provided a huge boost to my moral and my training, I also got some...
A Slow Divorce With My Industry
In the early 1990’s as unemployment crested past 7.5% and a recession plagued the economy, I was ready to graduate college. Jobs were hard to come by and things were bleak. The situation didn’t scare me as much as it...
The Great Resignation And The Startup Boom, Two Sides Of The Same Coin?
By now you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Great Resignation, a term coined by an economist this past April which saw a record-breaking number of “quits”. The number of resignations increased each month this year, and in August alone 4.3 million...
The Unpaid Work We All Need
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...
The Broadband Gap In America
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. ...
Front-Load Your Career To Achieve What Europeans Have
We descended the steps to the metro station with fresh espresso and croissants in our bellys. Our hangovers were already starting to wane as we set off for another day of adventure in Paris. It was a Tuesday morning and...
Work From Home Or Quit?
Bloomberg published an article recently (possible paywall) that made some waves. The title of the article was Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home, and pretty much says it all. One passage that really stood out to...
Cheers For The Yeoman Who Doesn’t Only Seek Promotion
Back before I semi-retired and became a highly paid professional blogger, I was a pretty highly paid manager. I was head of a large office at my agency with over 70 employees working for me and a huge budget. I...
Financial Independence Or Not, Work Will Never Stop
I love reading predictions of the future from the past. When I was a kid in the 70’s and 80’s I thought by 2020 we’d surely have flying cars and that everything would be powered by the sun. Clearly I...
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