Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #98! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles The Liabilities Of Success (Of Dollars And Data) – “It’s easy to idolize the accomplishments...
It was the summer of 2019 and I was finally getting around to attempting a long time bucket list item. I was setting out on a single day traverse of the Presidential Range in the majestic White Mountains of New...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #97! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles Money Where Art Thou? (Happily Disengaged) – “To keep holding onto a job that one...
Regular readers know the drill but if you’re new to my blog I’m a geography and mapping nerd who’s always on the hunt for online mapping tools that have relevance to finances and financial independence. Today I have a short...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #96! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles ‘Can I just … rest?’: guilt, the four-day working week and what to do...
I’ve written about the almost comical mess of afflictions I had as a kid. I was fat, pigeon toed, buck toothed, pimple-faced, and had a crippling stutter. And that’s just a partial list. But even after I overcame many of...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #95! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Why One of Us is Taking Social Security Now (Can I Retire Yet) – “...
I achieved financial independence accidentally in my mid-40’s, thus my blog name. By nature I’m pretty frugal and a saver. The money I saved went into mutual funds for the most part, and the bulk of that was index funds. ...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #94! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles Recent banking crises are rooted in a system that rewards excessive risk-taking – as First...
I track my annual cycling, running, hiking, and paddling miles on the right rail of this blog. A significant portion of my readership comes to my blog for content related to health and fitness and my goal in showing my...
Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #93! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Retirement Articles FIRE Goals Update: 1 year of Early Retirement (Escaping Avalon) – “ A year ago...
As I ran down the path between apartment buildings I waited to be assaulted with the usual smell of marijuana smoke. Sure enough it appeared, as strong and dense as ever. Even at 6:15 in the morning. I was on...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 1698 Miles
Running: 141 Miles
Hiking: 19 Miles
Paddling: 10 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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