Month: September 2026

I’ve made no secret that a driving reason why FIRE instantly appealed to me and why I giddily pursued it was to secure FI. Je ne regrette rien!  But that reason can’t and shouldn’t be taken as existing in a vacuum. Financial independence absent an overarching context for living—and the ability to live—a fulfilling, rich,…

An unexpected delight of the funemployment job I’ve had for several years has been many of my coworkers.  What’s maybe odd about this is that I share little in common with most of them. In any other context, I’d have little reason to talk—much less hang out—with them.  Buddy guy One coworker in particular—whom we’ll…