With this post, it’s a wrap on a full year of early retirement that I’ve documented on this blog! It’s been a full year since I quit my marketing job and set out into the sunset. It’s been an absolutely wonderful time that I’m grateful I saved for posterity here. Continue reading “The Month Of City Hopping: Early Retirement Month 12 (September 2021)”
Well, 2021 is 2/3 done. Time is meaningless 🙂 . Apparently Starbucks is already prepping Pumpkin Spice Lattes and yet it still looks and feels like summer in the Northeast. Weird. Anyway, let’s see what I got up to in August! Continue reading “The Month Of New York State: Early Retirement Month 11 (August 2021)”
Somehow another month has passed and it’s time to record what I’ve been up to 🙂 . Time seems to be flying and I can confirm it’s because we’re having fun. So let’s get into it! Continue reading “The Month Of The Northeast: Early Retirement Month 10 (July 2021)”
Before we get into the topic today, I have a quick aside. After I failed at my goal of not being afraid to ask for self-recognition for two years in a row, I’ve decided that the streak won’t continue. So for the first time, I will mention that nominations for the Plutus Awards are open and will be closing soon. Continue reading “The Month Of New Hampshire: Early Retirement Month 9 (June 2021)”
Hello party people! We’re legit into our nomad life now and have moved to the northeast 🙂 . It’s been a wild ride overall and despite feeling like I’m just chilling and napping 90% of the time, it seems like I got up to a few things in May. Let’s see what happened!
Continue reading “The Month Of Portland, Maine: Early Retirement Month 8 (May 2021)”
I mentioned in a recent post that I self-named April the month of optimism and I’ve maintained that thought through the end of the month. I am a pessimist at heart and 2020 challenged even my sense of what a hellscape could look like, but I’m currently feeling…hopeful 🙂 . Let’s see why:
Continue reading “The Month Of Atlanta: Early Retirement Month 7 (April 2021)”
The journey to financial independence is the opposite of a get rich quick scheme. It is indeed a get rich slow scheme, which is a lot less sexy I hear 🙂 . However, one of the benefits of the “slow and steady wins the race” perspective that aiming for FIRE provides, is that it gives ample time to think about what you want post-retirement life to look like. Continue reading “Is Retirement Everything I Dreamed? A 6 Month Check-In”
Well, somehow March is already over. I must admit I was holding my breath after the hellscape that was March 2020, but am happy to report that March 2021 was lightyears better. Let’s get into how 🙂 !
Continue reading “The Month Of Change: Early Retirement Month 6 (March 2021)”