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2018
The Declaration of Financial Independence
When in the Course of financial independence, it becomes necessary for one person to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and...
Human Capital Bests Investment Capital
We love to dream of getting the best returns on our capital. We read books, peruse blogs, and even take courses. Is real estate better than stocks and bonds...
Gifts Given and Gifts Taken Away
There are gifts given and gifts taken away. And Jacob’s abilities could be described as nothing less than a gift. He was a violin virtuoso. Or at least, ...
In Defense of the Ivory Tower
I have a few hundred thousand dollars in 529 plans. We have been growing them for years. Although not everyone’s cup of tea, this lump of money invested in...
Habit is the Yellow Brick Road
Although hard to believe, financial independence has never been a goal of mine. In fact, I had no idea what it even was till recently. Although I had plann...
Don’t Confuse FIRE With Fire
I love the FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) acronym. Not only does it capture everything in just four letters, the imagery is stunning. The passi...
The Why of DiverseFI
I have now been posting on this blog for over six months. For today’s post, I felt that it would be a good idea to take a step back, and clarify a bit about...
FatFIRE Frugal
I have never tried to position this as a frugality blog. Though I want to spend reasonably, my path has been full of what some would call luxury expenses. ...
Home Is My Best Investment
Saturday mornings I slip silently out of bed in the early hours and creep through the hallway past the kid’s bedrooms, down the stairs. The house, much like...
My First Financial Advisor
I usually simplify things here on the blog. Sometimes it is easier to glaze over a part of the story instead of pulling out all the details. Others, the po...
The Value of Money
It is no surprise to the readers of this blog that I have enough. I have enough money to live life comfortably without worrying about the well drying up. A...
The Overmonetized Life
The best financial plans have at least four legs. Four revenue streams that help prop up the table of your personal finances. We all know that I believe th...
The Best Financial Plans Have Four Legs
Although I talked about side hustles as a form of diversification in my last post, often when we use the D word, eyes glaze over. Although a key to safe and...
Are Side Hustles a Form of Diversification?
A commenter recently mentioned that she thought that side hustles are a waste of time. And it is true, my ridiculous love affair with side hustles seems, at...
Denial and Poor Financial Health
Denial is the bread and butter of American medicine. As a primary care physician, I see this phenomenon in all its stripes and colors. The typical story i...
Reframing Sacrifice
At risk of beating a dead horse (terrible saying, isn’t it?), I would like to spend one more post discussing sacrifice. As you recall, I originally talked a...
Financial Independence is a Side Effect
Financial independence is a side effect of a life well lived. Or it should be. That’s not to say that I got it right, nor have I found the perfect balance....
Sacrifice is not a Four Letter Word?
I am a big fan of sacrifice, The road to financial independence is long. The best way, in my estimation, to reach financial freedom is to front load that s...
Young, Smart, and Broke
Millennials are smarter than us. They are. There is no question. So it is unsurprising that a host of millennial financial independence voices have sprung...
Do You Need a Financial Independence Coach?
Discovering financial independence is magical. After tripping over a blog or listening to a podcast, change comes quickly. Most can plot major life reorgan...
The Stoic Treadmill
Two ideas have been bouncing around my head of late. One is that the financial independence community can be somewhat close minded. As previously discussed...
Whole Life and the Rules of Seduction
Rule 1: Create a sense of indebtedness. Give something small in order to make the client feel like he owes you.
Stop Ignoring The Financial Forest
Get the heck out of the trees! You heard me. I’m talking to you recent financial independence convert. I see you raking around in the weeds. Hasn’t anyon...
My Working Retirement
As you might have guessed, I am not a big fan of the traditional concept of retirement. When it comes to the financial independence community especially, ma...