2019

FIRE Gives You the Freedom to Fail Miserably

22 Comments / Life in Early Retirement, Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), Motivation / /

Who creates a headline to talk about the “freedom” to fail miserably?  That’s depressing! This guy does – that’s who! Most of you likely read this blog for one of two reasons – you’re striving to reach financial independence or you’re already there. And the reasons you aim for that goal will vary… maybe you want to quit your job because you can’t stand your career anymore.  Or maybe you just want financial security to give you more choices in […]

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What Did We Just Do?!! Thoughts from a New Retiree

28 Comments / General Thoughts, Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), Life in Early Retirement / /

So, I’ve been wracking my brain trying to figure out what I wanted to talk about for my first post as a new retiree.  I have all these things on my mind, but I’ve been struggling to figure out just the right topic. And that’s when it hit me… why not just talk about some of the random thoughts that have been floating around my head this week? Maybe some of what’s going on in this noggin of mine could

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Guest Appearance on the Everyday Money Show Podcast

Guest Appearance on the Everyday Money Show Podcast

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Jason from the site The Wealth Hound also hosts the Everyday Money Show podcast. The first time I heard the show, I knew I wanted to be a guest.  He’s a natural at talking to people and you’d think he’s been doing this for years. We had chatted a little bit over Twitter and email and we finally had the opportunity to meet at FinCon this past year.  But believe it or not, we didn’t even have time to squeeze in a

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What I’ve Learned Throughout My Final Year of Work

36 Comments / General Thoughts, Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), Life in Early Retirement / /

Well, that does it… I’m officially FIRE (financially independent / retired early).  12/31/18 was my last day of “working for the man” hopefully for the rest of my life. Whoa.  Hang on – I just need a second to process that. Damn, that feels good to think about!  Woo-hoo!!!! Ok, thanks for that – I really needed to get it out of my system.  The idea is still a little surreal and will probably take a while to make it

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