My coffee maker died a slow death recently. One morning I woke up to a half-brewed carafe and wondered what was up. Three days later the buttons started getting wonky. Two days after that she laid down, gone forever. I...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #53! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Five Learnings from Five Years in Retirement (ESI Money) – “My suggestion: don’t wait. Grab the...
Recently I was on a morning run and having one of those days. I was low energy, my legs had no pep, and I just felt blah. I was determined to push through, but my pace was way off my...
Back in 2018 I did a post comparing the vehicles with the highest and lowest recall rates. Of course the vehicles with the highest recall rates averaged $35,365 in MSRP, while the ones with the lowest recall rates had an...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #52! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Startup FIRE (Minafi) – “The idea of Startup FIRE is one of the reasons why I...
It was the summer of 2002 and I was on a train from Ljubljana, Slovenia to Vincenza, Italy. I had just spent a week adventuring around Slovenia which included swimming to the famous church on the island in Lake Bled...
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We wandered the streets of Belmopan looking for a place to eat, and as we approached the main square we heard shouting and chanting. After a morning of cave diving and an afternoon of mountain biking, we just wanted some...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #51! In the unbelievable news category, I’ve been nominated for a Plutus Award this year for Blog Of The Year! To anyone out there who took time to vote for me I...
The other day on my run a Bob Dylan song came on, followed by ones from Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks. During the Stevie song I thought how all three of them – Dylan, Petty, and Nicks, would have never...
It’s been a long time since I’ve done an update of my overall net worth. As a matter of fact, in almost 4 years of blogging I’ve done exactly two of those and the last was pre-pandemic. A reader recently...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #50! Holy schmoly I can’t believe I’ve done 50 of these, and they’re more popular than ever – thank you all for your support! Here are some things I really like and...
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2025 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 48 Miles
Running: 20 Miles
Hiking: 12 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
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