Hi there, I’m JSD*. This is my little corner of the internet where I write about stuff. My writings are sporadic and may seem unrelated. I’m a millennial, therefore I think that’s expected. One theme you might notice running through all of this is Financial Independence. Oh yayy you say, yet another FI blog. You’re probably also saying “I bet now he’s going to say why this one is different from the other 3 million FI blogs and how his voice is special and needed because blah blah blahhhhh…”. You’d be right, the FI part of this blog is special and needed because, yes, I am indeed an extraordinary, unique snowflake; my take on index funds and the 4% rule will be the one to unite them all!!
Not so much. I’m just another dude out there, and like so many other bloggers, I’m about to leave my job next year I left my job in early 2022 and I’m hoping to build a regular habit of writing which will give me some structure and maybe even a bit of meaning as I enter swim the jobless abyss. I’d like to explore adding writing to a bigger part of my identity, and this is where that starts.
Long story short, this blog will talk about money sometimes, which is how I was able to quit my job at 39 and spend way too much time writing about random shit that interests me.
Besides money, I’ll talk about other shit in my life that matters to me. Like being a stay at home dad. Once I quit, I guess that’s the most socially acceptable label for what I’ll be doing I did(I’m at best a part time SAHD now, more of a homemaker these days). I’m sure we’re all looking forward to me writing about how I cope with challenging normal gender roles to a kumate and whatnot.
I’ll also probably write about being a cop, a veteran, PTSD, and mountain biking. Because, you guessed it, I’m a I was a cop, I’m a veteran, the VA tells me I have PTSD(imagine what my therapist would say about that phrasing), and I mountain bike. There you go. All of the labels of which to build an identity! I promise you, all of this stuff is interrelated. If my writing doesn’t suck too much, you may even figure out how they fit together.
Like so many others, I’m throwing this stuff on the internet because keeping this stuff on a word doc for years seemed like pissing in the wind. Maybe some feedback will nurture my fragile ego. A bigger part is community. I’ve had a ready made community as I jumped from college, to the military, to a large police department. I’m leaving I left all of that behind, and though I didn’t feel like I always fit in with those places, data suggests that the mandated regular social interaction was probably good for me. I’m hoping I’ll meet some fellow writers out there that are a little closer to my center, and hopefully this will lead me to the community I’ve been looking for.
Also I may write about cats. Bear with me my peoples. 😉
*soooo I’ll be keeping this thing private, at least until I quit for who knows how long. Aside from not wanting to piss off my employer until I do it on my own terms, I’ve got security concerns. Paranoia came with my jobs, but people have occasionally tried to kill me, and there’s a very minimal possibility they still might. Though it’s small, I don’t want that coming down on my family. I may share more someday, but probably will avoid absolute full disclosure for said reasons and general shyness. If you happen to figure out who I am, please don’t be a dick and dox me 🫢