Welcome to “Thank God I’m FI” Friday, Volume #99! Here are some things I really like and that you might too. Financial Independence/Work Life/Retirement Articles Why 72% of Retirees Are Happy (Retirement Manifesto) – “Focus on your mindset, and seek...
If you haven’t heard there have been widespread wildfires in Canada this year and recently the U.S. was heavily impacted. Smoke from fires in Ontario drifted down into the United States and blanketed large portions of the East Coast. Washington...
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...
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2025 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 434 Miles
Running: 76 Miles
Hiking: 18 Miles
Paddling: 0 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
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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