It’s a new year and time to do my annual business review. If you’re not familiar with my story I semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job in 2017 after reaching financial independence years before. Since then...
I’ve written before about how I moved up pretty fast in my career in the federal government. Having come from a tough job in the private sector I found standing out in the government to be easy. I just worked...
It’s a new year and time to do my annual business review. If you’re not familiar with my story I semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job in 2017 after reaching financial independence years before. Since then...
Last year while on a bike ride something really cool stopped me in my tracks. I passed a parked car with a bunch of outdoor sports-type stickers on it’s back window and one of them was my design – out...
The starving artist is a concept that has old roots. The idea of pursuing a life making art and suffering the financial consequences has been romanticized in movies and popular culture. As a consumer of art my favorite art form...
The more I develop my graphic design business the more I’m convinced that earning money from royalties is a magic trick. If you’re not familiar with how my business works, I simply create digital graphic designs and upload them to...
I’ve written about the often contentious topic of getting a tax refund before. It was one of the first posts I did on my blog. I wrote about it a second time detailing how much money you actually lose when...
If you’re familiar with the FIRE movement then you’re probably familiar with the 4% rule. In a nutshell the 4% rule claims that you can safely withdrawal 4% of your total investments (or net worth) every year, including annual adjustments...
Recently I told a cycling friend of mine how much I made selling graphic designs online last year and she was impressed. She said “I’ve always wanted to do that, but I suck at it”. I replied “I sucked, and...
Regular readers know I semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job in 2017 after reaching financial independence years before. Since then much of my newly freed time has been spent on what started as a fun side...
It’s the fall of 2021 and I can’t believe I’ve been in semi-retirement for 4 years. I’ve worked 20 hours a week during that time, so I’ve essentially put in 2 years of work where others have put in 4...
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...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 4703 Miles
Running: 278 Miles
Hiking: 33 Miles
Paddling: 83 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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