This is only my second time writing a post like this. In retirement I’ve posted about my spending, my income and that’s basically it.
But I wanted a place to talk about my money moves in general and sum everything up for the year, so that’s what this new annual post is. So let’s look at my overall financial picture and see what the future holds!
Continue reading “2025 Financial Review: Investment Withdrawals, Dividends And The Future”
How have I now been retired longer than I held my longest job? Longer than I was in college? Literally how 🙂 ? I have no idea, but it’s true. Time is flying and I’m celebrating completing Year 5 of my early retirement!
So to commemorate the end of my 5th retired year and get pumped for the 6th, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement 🙂 . Let’s get into it!
Continue reading “5 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, What’s Changed And What’s Next?”
Hello from the rolling hills of the English countryside 🙂 . I’m writing this while sitting in my garden listening to new-to-me birdsongs and feeling the sun on my face. Let’s see what I got up to in August!
Continue reading “The Month Of Bath: August 2025 Recap”
This milestone is wild to me. I was looking through my old spreadsheets and realized that in 2015, I originally calculated that I would be able to retire in the first few months of 2025.
That was my goal based on my salary at the time and my spending living in Manhattan. I calculated that I would be able to retire in 2025 with $500,000 at 35 years old. Continue reading “I Was Supposed To Retire Today: How FIRE Can Go Better Than Forecast”
Welcome to 2025! That means The Matrix came out a little over a quarter of a century ago and I feel quite old as a result 🙂 . But enough about my existential crisis 😉 – let’s see what I got up to in December 2024!
Continue reading “The Month Of Holiday Cheer: December 2024 Recap”
This is my first time writing a post like this. In retirement I’ve posted about my spending, my income and that’s basically it. But I wanted a place to talk about my money moves in general and sum everything up for the year, so that’s what this new annual post will be! Let’s look at my overall financial picture and see what the future holds.
Continue reading “2024 Financial Review: Investment Withdrawals, Dividends And Roth Conversions”
So let’s talk about something fun: the surprising amount of money I made in retirement this year. It’s surprising because I expected this amount to be $0 after I quit my job in October 2020, but like a lot of things in life, I was wrong 🙂 . So let’s get into it! Continue reading “How I Made $5,344 While Retired In 2024”
Time keeps rolling by at a breakneck speed and I continue to be shocked at how fast it flies by. I guess that means I’m having a lot of fun 😉 . So let’s see what I got up to in October!
Continue reading “The Month Of Switzerland & Italy: October 2024 Recap”