T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 51
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...
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Overcome Imposter Syndrome With Uniqueness
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...
Updating My Net Worth And Having Some Regrets
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...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 50
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...
How Working From Home Is Changing Housing Markets
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...
My Near Spiral Into The Deadbeat Club
Pam lit a cigarette and put the pool cue down. “Do you want another beer?”, she asked. “That’s a stupid question, I’ll buy, you fly”. I broke the neatly racked balls with a loud snap to start another game of...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 49
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #49! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Using Strengths And Positions Of Strength (Life Outside The Maze) – “You may be the most empathetic...
I’m De-Risking My Portfolio
The VTSAX Total Stock Market Index Fund went up 20.99% in the crazy year called 2020. So far in 2021 as of this writing it’s up another 18.3%. That makes for a total increase of 39.29% since Jan 2020, two...
When Free Is Bad
It was about 1:30 in the morning and I heard my brother pull up to the house. My body overrun with anticipation, he dumped the magical bag on the kitchen counter. I tore it open and quickly sussed out the...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 48
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #48! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Happiness vs Satisfaction (Rich Life Habits) – “It’s OK to be happy and unsatisfied.“ Some Fascinating...
I Didn’t Dream Big, You Should
I crested the top of the hill, gasping for air, legs screaming in pain. My cycling GPS tracker beeped to show my time. It said 3:37. Holy crap…. After a minute or two to catch my breath and get my...
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