In my last few posts, I reflected on the ups and downs of my post-FIREing life. Dear Reader, you and I laughed a little at those reflections. And we cried. It was as boring emotional as it was tedious insightful. Well, as if all that wasn’t enough I’m still feeling a little reflective. So, I…
Post up
In my last post, I tortured regaled you, Dear Readers, with updates of whats I been up to since having FIREd a few years ago. Specifically, as to things I’d, pre-FIRE, hoped to accomplish or experience after FIREing. Surely you were bored to tears enthralled by my report, in which I related a mixed bag…
ProCon Therapy
While working in my full-time gig, but after I discovered FIRE, I often fantasized thought about what it’d be like on the other side. Post-FIRE life, that is. Not whatever, if anything, comes after dying. Don’t get all morbid on me, Dear Reader. I’d likewise thoughtfully stroked my chin considering specific things I’d (get to)…
The Two-Year Itch
Sssooo, it’s a new year. And this is my first post of 20234. I’m pretty sure that I’m legally required by the Internet Retirement Police (whose main responsibility is well documented by others, such as this fella) to post a recap of my and The Family’s 2023 what’sgoingons. As your faithful blogger considers this type…
Silence Is Golden
In my last post, I discussed some ideas, strategies, and tactics that help pave the road to FIRE, but are so simple that I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought of them myself. As was pointed out in a comment to the post, what ultimately mattered was that I acted on my newfound knowledge. And, I…
Simply Brilliant
In my last post I fessed up to some of my bigger financial mistakes. Painful, all. Some more than others. Happily, the ship eventually was righted. And, later, motorized. FIRE appealed to me not just because of the concept in and of itself. Although that certainly was a major factor. But also, because it’s a…
Bad Mistakes, I’ve Made a Few
If you know anything about me, you know that I’m face-scrunchingly flawed perfect. What with my cringeworthy devilishly good looks, flabby muscular physique, fast rotting razor-sharp brain, and uncanny inability to see the forest for the trees and size things up accurately and comprehensively. So, it may come as a surprise to you, Dear Reader,…
Mission Control
A while back, I scribbled some of my thoughts opined on how knowledge economy/white collar jobs can be harder on people than physical labor/blue collar jobs. And thus, how FIRE might be a goal even more appealing for people in the former group than in the latter. Today, I’mma scribble some more thoughts about opine…
Regime Change
Dear Reader, I’ve bored regaled you with many, many a few stories on this here blog about how I’m . . . not so bright. Of course, there’s other stuff that makes me me, too. For example, I have a staggeringly awful sense of direction. And a head-scratchingly intense interest in weather. And let’s just…
Drive Time
Once upon a time, I worked. Full time even. I worked pretty hard, too. I taxed my brain. I worked after traditional hours on weekdays. I sometimes worked on weekends, too. And, because I’m an idiot, I had years in which I didn’t take all the days off to which I was entitled. Most of…
