My 2025 Was Awesome Let’s Go!
What can I say about 2025? For me it was a really good year. Mainly because 2024 was really shitty, so any movement was likely up. First and foremost in spring of 2025 I fully retired from my long career,...
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My Initial Review Of This Retirement Thing
I fully retired about 4 months ago. Apparently I still have a small cadre of readers (you da best!) so I thought it’d be nice to give an update with my initial impressions. One thing to note about my situation...
Retirement In America: Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy? Not In This Case
You’ve heard the term “comparison is the thief of joy”. I think it’s generally true in many aspects of life, but not always. As I mention in that post, comparing yourself to your younger self as you continue to get...
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...
Early Retirement And The Wannabe Optimist
My father died from cancer when I was only 18. Soon after that my grandma from my mothers side developed Alzheimer’s disease and rapidly decayed both mentally and physically. After 4 years of a miserable low income nursing home in...
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...
It’s Not Just A Great Resignation, It’s A Sea Change
I wrote about the Great Resignation last year, it’s been a popular topic especially in personal finance circles. That post focused on the amount of new businesses being created while record numbers of “quits” were simultaneously recorded. Resignations, or ‘quits’,...
The Generalist Retirement
A little while back on a ride a cycling friend asked me “Is there any outdoor sport you don’t do?” I had just mentioned to him how my ice climbing went this past winter, and my excitement for some upcoming...
FIRE Like A Boss On A 1% Withdrawal Rate
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...
Is This The Condition I So Feared?
I rounded a bend in the trail only to be faced with yet another steep climb on slippery and muddy terrain. I’d been hiking for 19 miles and should have come upon my planned campsite for the night, but it...
Travel Now, Your Health Depends On It
We wandered the streets of Belmopan looking for a place to eat, and as we approached the main square we heard shouting and chanting. After a morning of cave diving and an afternoon of mountain biking, we just wanted some...
Taking Cues From MySpace Tom
Here I am, slowly approaching 4 years of early semi-retirement. It blows my mind. I’ve never been a planner in life, especially long term. After a less than desirable childhood and let’s just call it a slow start, I’ve basically...
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