Last year, when the ‘rona began ravaging Wuhan, China, I reacted as I suspect a lot of people elsewhere—and certainly in the United States—did. It seemed so terrible and tragic. And, when the Chinese government shut the city down, completely surreal. What with the empty streets and all in a city of millions. Soon thereafter…
Forward Looking: Moving Along the Time-Money Continuum
Welcome to another installment of my “Forward Looking” series of posts, in which I cover things that I’m either looking forward to experiencing, or seeing how they’ll unfold, when I FIRE. Carl up and listen Hear ye, hear ye. Let it be known that a newish FIRE podcast—Mile High FI Podcast—is now available for your…
Smoke and Mirrors
A while back, we got together with one of The Missus’ childhood friends. The topics of our meandering discussion were many. But at one point Our Guest brought up the husband of a mutual childhood friend of The Missus and Our Guest. Let’s call that husband person “Shlomo.” Because I like the name “Shlomo.” And,…
Clue Less
Last week, I wrote about my embarrassingly belated discovery of the blog, “Living a FI,” written by LAF. Now having binge read the blog, I find that many things from it stayed with me. Most are at the macro level. Some are themes or topics specific to individual posts. But, in one instance, it’s a…
What a Riff Off!
After discovering FIRE, I went down the rabbit hole of blogs. Starting with Mr. Money Mustache, I soon stumbled upon blogs like Afford Anything, 1500 Days, Go Curry Cracker, jlcollinsnh, the Mad Fientist, Our Next Life, Retire by 40, and many others. There was reading. Lots of reading. Lots and lots of reading. Lots and…
Gone Fishy
Picture this, Dear Reader: you’re a decent-sized fish. No not this kind. Rather this kind. Now consider that you do your fishy thing in a big body of water. Maybe one of the Great Lakes. Or the Mediterranean Sea. Or the Pacific Ocean. There, you might have a lot of opportunities to explore, find tasty…
15 Hours Could Save You 15 Years or More
About five years ago, I discovered FIRE via a New Yorker article on Mr. Money Mustache (MMM). The article marveled at and mocked MMM in equal measure. As far as inflection points in my life go, it’s among the biggest. Up there with meeting and ultimately marrying The Missus, the births of Thing One (The…
Legal Tender
Longtime readers of this blog may know that I’m a lawyer who doesn’t practice, but has worked in the legal industry forever a long time. I appreciate the law, the great good that attorneys can do, and the good-faith dedication of—I’m sure—the majority of practicing lawyers. But, good lord have I been exasperated by many…
Forward Looking: Hello, IDGAF!
Welcome to another installment of my “Forward Looking” series of posts, in which I cover things that I’m either looking forward to experiencing, or seeing how they’ll unfold, when I FIRE. Last week, I focused on a decades-long epic battle that I and sleep have been waging. Today, I focus on another challenge, at least…
Forward Looking: Sleep, Sleep Tonight. And May Your Dreams Be Realized.
Today, I’m debuting a new series of posts, which will be randomly posted and of an at best uncertain number. I can sense you’re already excited and intrigued by this unexciting turn of events, Dear Reader. Hold your shorts, please. Posts in this series will cover things that I’m either looking forward to experiencing, or…
