SINGAPOREWelcome to Disneyland! Jk – it’s Singapore. And it’s basically a grown up Disneyland. I had no expectations when visiting Singapore, but was quickly blown away. I also realized that this is the first vacation I’ve taken in a few years that was not based on luxury and beach relaxation. Instead I was being a real explorer again! So I’ve decided to start a new series that catalogs tips I learned during my travels and how much it cost. Continue reading “Singapore: A Travel Blog”
I seem to change my mind annually about my retirement date – not just when it is based on math, but if I even am locked into a date or a number. Once again I’ve changed my mind 🙂 . As I’ve mentioned, current numbers including my raise show me solidly retiring in 2020 assuming average market growth and the same amount of stretch bonus as I received last year. If I continue to receive a 4% raise each year (as my boss claimed we would) my date is at the beginning of November with 7% market returns, October with 8% and mid-August with aggressive 10% growth. Continue reading “Locked Retirement Date: October 2, 2020”
It’s times like these that I am so glad I started this blog. It will be very interesting to look back on this post years from now and see how things turned out with the latest rage: Cryptocurrency. I first heard about Cryptocurrency when Bitcoin started getting press when I was still at Company 2 in 2012 and since then it has slowly grown in media attention and been joined by a host of new coins, some too ridiculous to believe (e.g. Garlic Coin anyone?) Continue reading “The Crypto Craze”
I originally started keto on January 4, 2017. On February 13, 2018 I traveled to Singapore. Almost exactly a year before that I was on my way to Thailand – only 1.5 months into my keto journey and ready to give it all up for 2 weeks to experience this new country. Continue reading “2 Weeks Off Keto”
One of my favorite bloggers GoCurryCracker has a wonderful article on Exposure Therapy. He basically gives advice that is contrary to a lot of other finance bloggers who say ignore the stock market completely (which I would argue is a little impossible in our tech heavy, media heavy world). GoCurryCracker suggests that yes we should ignore it as in not change our plans based on it, but that we should also pay attention when it drops so we can see how we feel ‘losing’ money.Continue reading “Exposure Therapy”
It was -13 degrees and understandably I was freezing. There was snow covering the hills of upstate New York. It was time to say goodbye to my partner’s family for the Christmas season and head home in the most indirect way possible 🙂 . Continue reading “NYC: My Old Stomping Ground”
Sooo I might be solar powered. Or Superman 🙂 . My mood is unusually (I think) effected by the weather. When it’s cold, dark and cloudy it’s harder for me to do just about anything. It also takes me to a dark place in my mind. I thought this was because of my hormones or some outside factor, but today proved me wrong. Yesterday was another dark and gloomy winter day (we’ve had an unusually cold and dark winter in Seattle this year) and I was feeling down. I tried to contemplate why and came up with a lot of possibilities – none of which was the weather. Continue reading “Solar Powered”
A month ago I noticed something different in my life: I looked forward to putting on clothes! I’m a full-time pj lover (especially since I started working from home) and usually almost dread getting dressed because previously everything was too tight and uncomfortable including (TMI) my bras and underwear. I felt like a sausage stuffed in its casing. Continue reading “Tight Clothing”