One of the biggest questions anyone pursuing FIRE has to contemplate is what’s “enough” for them. That is, what type of lifestyle they want to live post-FIRE. Once that’s decided, then comes the task of figuring out what it’ll take to fund said lifestyle. Many hands have been wrung considering the “enough” question. Brows furrowed,…
Month: September 2021
The Motivating Power of Fear
I’m a pretty stubborn disciplined guy. Once I have a task to complete, or a goal in mind, I tend to pursue it diligently. I’ve had my share of facepalm-inducing failures, but the number of successes probably? overwhelms those. I like to think that it’s the allure of the hoped-for positive results of the goal…
Better Living Through Deprioritizing Money
Lemme say right off the bat that this blog post is written from a position of privilege. One might credibly argue tremendous privilege. I mean, if I were struggling financially and/or had all manner of financial obligations—for myself, for loved ones, and so on—I think reading the title of this blog post would make me…
That Found-Money Feeling
Every so often I find some money. On the street. Under a cushion. In a drawer. You’ve probably had the same experience. Even when (in the case of the drawer or cushion finds, for sure) the money was mine to begin with, I still get not just a wee bit happy when these finds happen….