Lotsa people in the FIRE community love KISS. I mean really love KISS. No, no, no. I don’t mean the band, KISS you silly goose! I mean the Keep It Simple Stupid philosophy kind of KISS. More specifically, building wealth by way of index funds. Mostly broad, diversified, low-cost ones. Weighted towards equities. There’s even…
Not All Heroes Wear Capes
Lots and lots . . . and lots of years ago (I am so very old, Dear Reader), when I was a wee boy, my Dear Old Dad and I went to a now-defunct all-sortsa-stuff store. Think Wal-Mart-lite. While standing in a check-out line, I saw nearby a guy who to this day is my…
Should I Stay, or Should I Go?
Since FIREing at the end of 2021, it’s thankfully been a pretty good run financially speaking. . . . except for one big, longish hiccup, which basically started as soon as I FIREd. The hiccup being the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad investing year of 2022. Zero stars. Do not recommend. As I’ve noted…
It’s Not Me, It’s You
In my last blog post, I bored my Dear Readers stroked my chinny chin chin, pondering whether, four years after FIREing, I’m now basically voluntarily unemployable for any demanding and/or full-time work even if I ever felt an inkling to get back in the/a game. Answer: Yep. I rattled off a few explanations for my…
Wonder Land
Funny thing, Dear Reader: I held off starting this blog in no small part cuz I couldn’t fathom how I’d come up with post topics with any reasonable regularity. What with my flea-addled brain running at a level just above dormant. As it’s turned out, that concern hasn’t been much of one. How about that?!…
What’s the Difference?
Love at first sight. That’s what I felt when I discovered The Missus FIRE. From the New Yorker article on Mr. Money Mustache that introduced me to both him and the concept of FIRE I’ve since been a little nutty for in the FIRE world. IRL and virtual Heck, you may know that I have…
You Say You Want an Evolution . . .
If you consume enough FIRE content, you’ll soon enough realize that most blogs, podcasts, and YouTube channels can be slotted into a small list of categories. Slot machine First are the nuts-and-boltsers. These generally cover what you actually need to do to reach FIRE. Maxing out retirement account annual contributions. How to open up a…
No Go(al)
Since FIREing, I’ve gotten a lot more involved in the IRL FIRE community. Big events/conferences in other cities? I’ve attended a few. Local meetups and organized events? Dozens, Dear Reader. Casual get togethers with friends? Bigly times. Not that I suspected or knew otherwise, but everyone I’ve had the honor and privilege of meeting in…
A Day in the Life
If you’re a regular reader of this blog I’m so, so sorry you have such low standards you may have noticed that my last few posts have been . . . uuummm . . . kinda ranty. Complainypantsish. Eyeroll inducing. Well, Dear Reader, today that ends. Huzzah!, you say? I agree! Anyhoo . . ….
I Don’t Get It
Fun fact about your least favorite blogger . . . me! I often—if randomly—come up with inspirations for blog post topics. Could happen anywhere. At home. While hiking. On an airplane. In my sleep. While dangling upside down outside a 10th-storey window, held loosely by my foot by some goon directed by a neighborhood thug….
