Say what you will about the coronavirus Corona Fires crisis, but I think we can all agree that stuff got real. And quickly. Up is down, and down is up Not long ago, if I’d have said that in a few weeks tens or hundreds of millions of Americans including libertarians and hard-core Republicans would…
Month: March 2020
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of FIRE
At the time I’m writing this blog post, the coronavirus Corona Fires has caused massive damage and disruption across the globe. It’s turning worlds upside down everywhere. Uncertainty reigns, and the long bull run that America’s stock market was on has come to a swift and grisly end. Pain points Logic — or at least…
The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good
I’ll say one thing for this coronavirus Corona Fires moment we find ourselves in — it sure is proving to be a window on some of the best and worst of humanity. That’s probably to be expected. But it’s nonetheless interesting to watch things play out. Note that this post isn’t really about personal finance….
Home Work Time
Among the innumerable changes that the novel coronavirus (which I call the Corona Fires) that causes COVID-19 has brought about is a massive increase in the numbers of people working remotely. As I explained in my last post, “Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!,” modern technology is something many people now have an additional reason to be…
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!
Based on the title of this blog post, it’s probably best if I address the timely elephant in the room: yes, I admit it, I am old enough to have watched, loved, and (oh, so fully) appreciated The Ren & Stimpy Show when it originally aired in the early- to mid-1990s. If you’ve seen it…
Food for Thought
My parents divorced when I was three-years-old. Mom really hadn’t ever worked a formal job. Dad was in the family small business. This being the 1970s, men were assumed, probably rightly, to be incompetent when it came to kids mom got custody of me and my brother without question. Mom got a low-end office job,…
Making Fun of Lawyers: Communication Breakdown
Today we’re starting a new series on FI for the People. Because I apparently like a good blog series, having started one here and here. This series will focus on lawyers and law firms and some of the head-scratching things they do that — this, after all, being a blog purportedly on finances — are…
Forgeative Experiences: Time Out
Today, Dear Reader, I share another experience that shaped my approach to money and saving. I’ve previously covered a period of my childhood, when I was relatively poor. And another — sort of — when I was in law school, and the period following it. Today, I’ll bore regale you with the tale of the…
