It’s been a minute since I last wrote a gratitude-focused post. Not because I’m not grateful. Anything but. Every . . . single . . . day I think about how incredibly fortunate I am. My embarrassment of riches—monetary and nonmonetary alike—is just that: embarrassing. But as I wrote earlier this year, 2020 has been…
Month: December 2020
Are You Trapping Yourself?
I have mixed feelings about LinkedIn, “the professional social network.” On one hand, it’s a potential time-suck useful tool for networking and finding out more about companies, jobs, and people. But on the other hand, it’s a platform for peacocks, humblebraggers, and brownnosers. So, I generally take items that pop up in my LinkedIn feed…
My Why-FI
I’ve often lamented that I don’t get why anyone who learns about FIRE doesn’t immediately drop everything and dive right into pursuing it. After all, I did. But why?! Why wouldn’t one be at least intrigued by FIRE, if not laser-focused on pursuing it? I can’t know for sure, but I have some ideas: they…
Wee We Wins: My Calling
It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog post for my so immaturely named We We Wins series. Today, Dear Reader, we rectify what I am sure you will agree is a grievous injustice. Cable bodied Before discovering FIRE, I’d heard plenty of times that one should contact certain vendors, service providers and…
Point Guard
Last week was Thanksgiving in the United States. It’s my favorite holiday, if for no other reason than it’s the one day of the year when my normal gluttonous ways are not looked upon with horror and disgust (wholly warranted btw). Rather, they’re met with some measure of amusement, bordering on respect. Or so I…
