T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 59
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #59! And Happy New Year – Let’s all kick ass and take names in 2022! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles The...
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What Is A Spending Threshold And What Is Yours?
If you’re an endurance athlete you might be familiar with lactate threshold. It’s defined as: the level at which the intensity of exercise causes lactate to accumulate in the blood at a faster rate than it can be removed, making...
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...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 58
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #58! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Comfort Zones Are Where Dreams Go To Die (1500 Days) – “Figure out where your...
Is This The Condition I So Feared?
I rounded a bend in the trail only to be faced with yet another steep climb on slippery and muddy terrain. I’d been hiking for 19 miles and should have come upon my planned campsite for the night, but it...
The Upgrade Effect
Stuff. We all buy it and need it. In a post a few years back I laid out my three rules of stuff, coming from a frugal and financially independent mindset. And recently I posted about maximizers and satisficers and...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 57
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #57! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Do You Harbor Any Regret About Retiring Early? (Stop Ironing Shirts) – “If sitting in...
Are You Paying Too Much In Property Taxes?
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...
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...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 56
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #56! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Did Limiting Beliefs About Money Make Me a Millionaire? (One Frugal Girl) – “The list...
Owning Bonds In A Low Interest Rate Environment, Some Real Analysis
A little while back I posted about de-risking my portfolio as I get older and closer to full retirement. I explained how I lowered my equity stake and increased my bond allocation to 25%. And with that increase in bonds...
4 Years Of Semi-Retirement And Blogging, What’s Next?
It’s the fall of 2021 and I can’t believe I’ve been in semi-retirement for 4 years. I’ve worked 20 hours a week during that time, so I’ve essentially put in 2 years of work where others have put in 4...
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