There is a question I am often asked on podcasts, in interviews and even at times in person: Why should someone pursue financial independence? I have heard this question as a response to someone telling me that they “like working” or “love their job” and my answer has always been because “Nothing lasts forever.” Continue reading “Why Pursue Financial Independence? Because Nothing Lasts Forever”
Unfortunately, today I’m not talking about the ridiculous and amazing movie The Holiday, but instead what I got up to during Week 12 of early retirement 😉 . Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 12: The Holiday”
I’m here to tell you the real truth. FIRE Blogging is a scam. It’s the only way to ‘retire early’ and I know the secret of how you can do it too! Continue reading “The Meta-Weirdness Of Making Money From A FIRE Blog In Retirement”
Happy New Years Eve! Just a reminder that this is the second to last weekly update I’ll be doing before switching to monthly. I’m sure y’all have some festivities to get to, so let’s get right into it 😉 .
Y’all have spoken! Last week, I checked in to make sure these weekly updates are still something you’re interested in and got a resounding yes, so the weekly updates will continue for another 2 weeks after this one. This is weekly update 10/12 before I switch to monthly updates!
Hey y’all! This is Weekly Update 9/12 based on the schedule I gave out a few months ago so I wanted to check in and see if you’re still enjoying these. My Week 8 update last week was the first post since I took this blog public that didn’t receive any comments the day I posted it (and I live for comments 😉 ) so let me know if you’re tired of these updates or this format or what and we can switch it up. If these have gone on too long this can be the last weekly update – I don’t want to bore y’all 🙂 . In the meantime, let’s get into it!
Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 9: Should This Be The Last Weekly Update?”
Another year done and what a year it’s been. I feel like I’m saying that every week, but December for me is about reflection and unfortunately there’s a lot to reflect on 🙂 . Continue reading “How I Saved $62,000 In 2020”
This week was tough for reasons I totally created myself 🙂 . That’s the fun thing about retirement – if a week is hard and you chose to do all the things that leave you tired, you have no one to blame but yourself…and luckily I’m fine with that 😉 .
Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 8: The Challenge”