I’ve given this a lot of thought—especially with all the activity around the release of Jordan’s new book. I’m sure those 3 things will make your life—and the lives of those around you—better. *** Nothing in this article is to be construed as financial advice. I am not a financial planner, nor do I pretend …Read More
I was thinking it is now Quarter Two of the millennium—a full 25 years since the new millennium began. 25 years past the computer crisis of Y2K. Past a New Year’s Eve of sitting in a computer room—for reasons I’m not sure. Different jobs, different bosses, family logistics, different cell phones, vacation homes, and account …Read More
He’s one alternative “Purpose” position. I wonder…Can the driver of being Curios replace Purpose? (see what I did there?) As I’ve aged—up into the second half of a century—I’ve found the ability to learn new things pretty amazing and critical to growing. With the invention of the interweb, I’ve been able to find information (real …Read More
Perspective is an interesting thing. It is generally envisioning from my frame of reference. I know it’s important to view things from others’ perspectives as well to give another data point for the upcoming processing that I tend to undertake. But this post is about looking at something from another perspective that I chose to …Read More
Why do you have money in your investment and bank accounts? Why do you own assets? What is all of that for? Why, why why? I should allow for a 5-minute pause here. Right after I typed that first sentence, I realized I needed to think about this concept more. In the past month, I …Read More
Do people leaving a career and venturing into the amazing world of FIRE, retirement, freedom, fun, and the unknown accurately believe they will become a great new person? Does one’s purpose lie just beyond that final pay period? The Monday after a long multi-decade career doesn’t energize someone into a magical new being. There is …Read More
Do you wonder about things? Do you find yourself googling and gathering data and turning that data into information? Do you enjoy building up knowledge, skills, and abilities over time? Do you find satisfaction in understanding more things? I have really noticed my interest in Curiosity. I love getting information about everything. There is so …Read More
It’s time to say yes to most things. Why wobble on decisions? Why wait to do something later, in the future? Why over-calculate the cost, time, value, and importance-wasting time?? Why not say Yes, NOW? Yeses I’ve had the opportunity to go on multiple trips with my FIRE $lackers friends/family. Kathy and I joined almost …Read More