Recently, a friend of mine asked me what he should do about his current car situation and as we got to talking about it, it occurred to me that our discussion might make a good blog post that could examine whether someone seemingly car-dependent could make the dramatic move to going totally car-free. Here’s where […]
Financial Independence
Lively HSA Review: The Best Free HSA For People Pursuing Financial Independence
In this Lively HSA review post, I want to share what my experience with Lively has been like, why I made the move to it, and whether you might want to do the same thing.
There’s Treasure Everywhere!
One of my favorite comic strips of all time is Calvin and Hobbes, the story of a precocious 6-year old kid and his stuffed animal tiger – seen as a stuffed tiger to everyone else, but very much alive when viewed through Calvin’s eyes. It’s a comic that really spoke to me from the moment […]
Create Your Own FI
Earlier this month, I gave a presentation at CampFI – Midwest that I thought might be worth sharing here in a written format. I titled the talk “Create Your Own FI” and the idea was one that I’ve been thinking about for a while – that financial independence (FI) isn’t something that we necessarily have […]
Make Your Job Fit Around Your Life
One of the things I’ve been thinking about recently is how quitting my job has really changed the way I think about work, and specifically, how I think about the way work fits in with my life. Take my current schedule as an example. Last week, my wife and I went on a week-long trip […]
The Best Personal Finance Books
I read a lot of books and over the years I’ve compiled a decent reading list of what I think are the best personal finance books. When you think about it, books are an amazing tool with a really high return on investment. You can usually get them for free at the library, so they […]
Playing With Fire – Documentary Film Review And Thoughts
One of the unexpected benefits of pursuing FIRE (financial independence, retire early) is getting to be part of the community that has built around this movement. Going on the journey towards FIRE is great, but it’s made even better when you can learn and go on that journey with others – not to mention make […]
The FIRE Movement And An Alternative Way To Think About Your Working Years
A few days ago, I broke some big news on this blog. After 3 years of law school and 5 years of working as an attorney, I made a huge move, choosing to opt-out of the clear career path and instead make the move to the wholly unclear path of self-employment and gig work. It’s […]
How To Roll Over Your Roth IRA From Betterment To Vanguard (And Why I Did It)
This past year, I finally went ahead and rolled over my Roth IRA from Betterment to Vanguard. It’s been a long time coming. Indeed, a year ago, I wrote a post about how I was going to do exactly that – then, of course, I procrastinated and did nothing for the next 12 months. What […]
The College Admissions Scandal And The Lessons We Can Learn About Chasing Prestige
If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably seen or read something about this whole college admissions scandal. In mid-March, the Department of Justice busted a bunch of rich and famous people in a nationwide scheme in which parents paid people to cheat on SAT or ACT exams and/or bribed school officials to help get […]
