Accidental Fire Blog
2020, The Year My Business Grew Up
For those not familiar with my story, I’m financially independent and semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job. I’ve been working hard on what started as a side hustle and now is a full-fledged business since late...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 33
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #33! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Reflecting on Financial Mistakes (One Frugal Girl) – “None of these financial mistakes...
A Letter To Modern Times
*I wrote this recently while on a blissful backpacking trip in the wilderness, away from the sounds, distractions, and cacophony of modernity. I hope you can relate… Hey Modern Times, it’s me Dave. Can I just call you “MT”, I’m...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 32
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #32! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Marriage, Mental Health, and Money: Protect Your Most Valuable Assets (Can I Retire Yet?) – “We...
Maybe There’s Hope For Our Consumer Culture After All
It’s no secret that America depends on a consumer culture. And boy do we have one. Regular readers of my blog know I largely bucked this trend throughout my life which was a huge factor in helping me reach financial...
Financial Independence Is All Relative
Last week while lifting weights I had 70 pounds on a barbell. If you have weights at home, go and pick up 70 pounds. It’s a lot of weight. I have some female friends who barely weigh 25 pounds more...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 31
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #31! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Are You Too Frugal? (Retire By 40) – “Is it possible to be too frugal?” Low...
The Power Of Pessimism
Vice Admiral James Stockdale spent seven years of the Vietnam War being tortured in a Hanoi prison. Author Jim Collins interviewed Stockdale for his book “Good To Great”, and Stockdale had some intriguing insight. Collins asked him who didn’t make...
Seeing Things Through A Different Lens
A little while back I was having a conversation with a friend about my graphic arts business. When I told him that I was now making a few thousand a month he was floored. He then asked me if I’d...
T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 30
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #30! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Finance Articles Demand The Best For Yourself (1500 Days To Freedom) – “How long will you wait to...
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