Maybe Investing Isn’t Worth The Risk
A little while ago I had my worst mountain bike crash in a long while. Playing ironically true to the contrarian I am, I wasn’t even riding on the actual dirt trails when it happened. I had just come off...
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A Traverse Of Your Financial Life
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...
Don’t Let Money Be Your God
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...
Is Interest In Financial Independence And FIRE A Bull Market Phenomenon?
As of this post the S&P is down about 17% in 2022. Bonds are a usual hedge to equity declines, but owning them as a means of diversification hasn’t helped this year. Bonds are down around 14% in 2022 as...
The Fallacy Of Preparing For Life
Would you take financial advice from a member of Pink Floyd? Well, maybe not direct financial advice, but how about sage advice that directly affects how you think about money? Recently I was watching a documentary about the Pink Floyd...
The Answer To The Hectic Life
I did a nice beach road trip recently to some of the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia beaches. In my usual fashion of being active I packed the trip with cycling, running, kayaking, standup paddleboarding, a horrible attempt at traditional surfing,...
The Smugness Of Financial Independence
A few days ago I was on mile 5 of a super early morning run. I don’t like running at 5:30 in the morning, but summers in the D.C. region often make it the best option. With a forecast for...
Financial Independence Is A Hall Pass For Safe Reinvention
I’ve been part time at my main W2 job for well over 4.5 years now. Not 32 hours a week, but a scant 20 hours a week. A drastic change like that after almost 25 years of full time workaholism...
Financial Independence Is The Summit, But The Climb Is More Important
A while back I was perusing a popular mountaineering forum website and read a post that piqued my interest. The author of the post had recently started on a quest to climb the 58 mountains in Colorado called the 14ers...
This Is Your Brain On Financial Goals
What are your financial goals? Do you wish to reach financial independence and perhaps retire early from the job you don’t really like anymore? Let’s go over some real neuroscience that might help you achieve them. Imagine yourself at age...
Ego Can Steal Your Money
Recently I was on a morning run and having one of those days. I was low energy, my legs had no pep, and I just felt blah. I was determined to push through, but my pace was way off my...
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