I heard a sociologist on the Crazy Money podcast talking about the Hedonic Treadmill. They discussed the treadmill for a little while and it all seemed quite normal for any of us in the FIRE—or even Financially Responsible—community. Hmmm, I wonder if I just created a new community—a Financially Responsible community of not purchasing anything …Read More
Most FIRE bloggers and journalists (me included—the former) spent the past few months sharing the opportunity we had to improve our lives and the environment with major opportunities to use the quarantine/lockdown to make ourselves so much better. Then I noticed a lot of writings about how the people working from home have newly-found flexible …Read More
Life In FIRE example. Today is Saturday. Yes, I know in FIRE “every day is Saturday.” But today really is Saturday and my morning was typical, but this specific morning, I took specific notice of its amazement. Today I woke up feeling nicely rested after sleeping in a little. I woke up naturally. It was …Read More
How will you be After Covid (AC)? How is your life different—better—than Before Covid (BC)? Most of us long for the return to a (mostly) BC lifestyle. A life where we can go places and be around people without the concern of a possible deadly virus lurking nearby waiting to attach to our cells. Most …Read More
IF locked down, how would you voluntarily change your routine, yourself? I decided to experiment right BC. That’s Before Covid. I tried a random eating schedule starting at the beginning of March, a couple of weeks before lockdown. I decided to try this hip Intermittent Fasting thing—“program”—and see IF I noticed anything. I thought I …Read More
So this year I left my 40s. I left the decade of being “not really that old yet.” Of course, being 40-something is NOTHING like being 30-something. Yet, being 40-something still gives you a little sense that much of the world lies ahead. After completing your 50th year, you realize in every way you are …Read More
As the temperatures rose during our quarantine/lockdown it became apparent—for some reason— that clothing options for the hot FIRE season could be anything I chose for the moment. More specifically, there were very, very limited activities outside the home requiring full public dressing. The interesting item of clothing seemed to be the “zoom shirt” required …Read More
How will you emerge from your time inside, your lockdown isolation, your quarantine, your cocoon? Did you/are you growing yourself (and your family) into something beautiful upon emergence? I sure hope you are not the opposite—sitting around depressed at what you cannot do. Instead look at the opportunities that have arisen while in lockdown: The …Read More