What will you regret on your deathbed? This hypothetical question is one common way to prioritize what to focus on in one’s life. It stands to reason that if you avoid …
Five years ago when I started this site, I was questioning an unhealthy view of work in the USA. I was motivated by a realization that there is a broad …
Interest rates are boring…until they’re not. Over the past couple of years, understanding interest rates has made a six figure difference in my net worth. I’d like to explain while …
There has been an alarming focus recently in the financial independence community around toxic frugality. It has inspired me to reluctantly pick up my virtual pen. The argument goes something …
Have you ever heard financial independence advice that just seems 100% wrong for you? It could be that the advice is intended for someone at a different financial stage in …
Ducks take off along the surface and a couple of does walk lazily down the South Platte river. The morning sun is shining and I am a little light headed …
This past Friday, I stood holding a glass of Pliny the Elder talking to Pete aka Mr Money Mustache in the kitchen at his eponymous headquarters up in Longmont. It …
The sun sets the ocean on fire and dips away into darkness. In the last light a 600 pound critically endangered monk seal flosses it’s teeth on our bow line …
When I went in for the first day of chemo, I was ready to kick cancer’s ass! I immediately passed out during the first blood draw. As if to say …
What is the most beautiful place that you’ve ever seen in your life? It’s almost an impossible question. In my life so far, I have been to 40 of the 50 United …