Accidental Fire Blog
In Defense of Drudgery
Drudgery gets a bad rap. What is drudgery? Merriam Webster defines it as “dull, irksome, and fatiguing work, uninspiring or menial labor”. Merriam’s first example of drudgery used in a sentence is “He hated the drudgery of his job.” I...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 39
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #39! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Why FIRE Isn’t Fair (Banker On FIRE) – “If you want to embark on a thankless affair,...
Overtraining For Financial Independence
“Holy crap” I yelled to my climbing partner Phil, “wait till you see this!”. We were 14 hours into a punishing day of climbing, and I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. While traversing a gully that we weren’t sure...
Where Is The Affordable Housing?
According to Realtor.com the median home listing price in America was $340,000 at the start of 2021. That one caught me by surprise when I looked it up, I didn’t think it would be that high. The National Association of...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 38
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #38! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles A Better Alternative to Resolutions and Goals (The Mad Fientist) – “There are probably a lot...
It’s Nice When Your Big Life Decisions Are Validated
If you’re a new reader and not familiar with my story, I reached financial independence accidentally by saving money and investing. I semi-retired and went “half-time” to 20 hours a week at my job in late 2017. I’ve been doing...
The Year Without Beer
My neighbor invited me over to hang out on his patio the other day. He’s got a new fire pit and everyone loves a good fire in winter. He told me to bring some beers, and I said I’d bring...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 37
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #37! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Burnout, Variety, and Crop Rotation (The Escape Artist) – “The problem is not hard work. The...
Is COVID Driving People From Cities?
Regular readers know my background is in geography and geographic information systems, and I’ve done a lot of mapping posts related to finance. I also have a pretty sweet geoarbitrage resources page with tons of tools in one place to...
Sacrifice Is Not A Dirty Word
She was deceptively beautiful, with the kind of stoic and determined demeanor that let you know she wasn’t playing games. When other students traded jokes or discussed movies during breaks, she read the next lessons material. She rarely talked. Her...
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