So…I guess I joined another cult
Mostly Kidding. Kinda Of course the first cult being this whole FIRE/mustachian/ERE community or whatever. You know, the type of thing that when people hear about it they’re immediately revolted…
It all worked out….again.
Shit has been relatively busy around here. As you may recall, we bought a house in Eagleton (a sparkly bedroom community outside the city we previously lived in), but were…
Post Talk Update
Ok, here’s what’s up because I feel like I’ve barely updated this place while I shifted to other sorta related projects: As I mentioned in Help Wanted, I was slated…
FIRE Goals Update: 2 Years of (sorta?)Early Retirement
If you’re just joining us, I worked for nearly 15 years as a cop, but thanks to finding the FI thing almost a decade ago I was able to leave my job. I’d saved and invested enough to in theory never work again, and I left the job 5 years before I vested in a pension worth over a million bucks. Thank God I did, because these past two years have been totally fucking worth it. Let’s get into how this past year has worked out.
Help Wanted
Hi everybody! Short post for today in which I ask for your help. I volunteered to give a talk about Mental Health and FI at a small event later this…
Guarding the Gilded Cage: Why Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness (But It Does Buy Different Worries)
More Money, Same amount of Problems My part time gig ebbs and flows. I may go two or three weeks without doing anything, then stuff will pop off and I’ll…
FI Fail? Maybe. YOLO Win? Definitely! Our Stressful But Worthwhile (Maybe?) Decision to Buy Another House
Holy Crap. This ended up being a nearly 5000 word post describing how we thought through buying another house. I don’t blame you if you skim this one, or even…
FIRE Drill: How Getting Shot Gave Me a Taste of Early Retirement
Ten years ago I took my first paid sabbatical. Though accidental, it was freaking great. Recently the Mile High FI podcast had Paula Pant and JD Roth on, and they…
Tactical Dad, Substitute Teacher, Delivery Dude: My $5,000 Odyssey to the FSA Promised Land
We qualified for it this year. Yay? I guess I haven't told you I had a weird goal this year: to make $5000 of earned income. Why? So we could…
The Guilt of Early Retirement (And how to slap it in the face)
Less guilt, more awesomesauce.