Tagged: financial independence

financial independence / outdoors and health

September 21, 2018

What Alex Honnold Can Teach Us About Living

Okay, if you bothered to open this post after seeing the title you probably fall in one of two camps. The first camp are people who follow the world of outdoor sports and who are possibly climbers or know something...

finances / outdoors and health

September 4, 2018

Self Sufficiency: The Most Valuable Tool In Your FI Toolbox?

Being single and an outdoor sports junkie means I’m often going out on adventures by myself. And now that I’m financially independent and semi-retired I have more time than ever for adventures. These are clearly not problem statements…. But there...

investing / life experience

July 3, 2018

How High Crime In Baltimore Launched Me To Financial Independence

My first job out of college earned me $20,000 per year, which is about $35,000 in today’s dollars. Not exactly a high income start to my career, but I was just happy to land a job. When I got out...

spending

April 7, 2018

Yes Frugality Matters, Stop The Nonsense

I’ve seen a lot of chatter and complaints in the blogosphere recently about frugality. “Everyone writes about spending less” and “spending less isn’t really the most important factor, it’s about earning more”. Or “Frugality is oversold in regards to financial...

life experience / outdoors and health

December 12, 2017

Financial Independence? Go Take A Hike….

In the realm of professional athletes, the big sports come to mind first for most folks. Football, baseball, basketball, etc….. the “stick and ball” sports. Then there are second and third-level sports such as cycling or maybe track and field...