The COVID-19 (aka, coronavirus) pandemic has been devastating. At the time of this writing, there are over 1.4 million cases worldwide and 80K deaths. The U.S. alone has over 385K cases and 12K deaths. And then we have the financial … Read More
The year 2020 was supposed to be epic. We were riding high on an 11-year bull market. It was the beginning of a new decade (always exciting), and we were looking forward to such events as the 2020 Summer Olympics … Read More
*record scratch* *freeze frame* Yup, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation… This was just over one month ago, right before getting wheeled into the operating room for a total hip replacement surgery. Most people … Read More
No matter what your age is now, one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make at some point is when to retire (or achieve FIRE – Financial Independence / Retiring Early). For some people, the answer to that question … Read More
This month Allison and I are celebrating our 4-year anniversary of achieving FIRE (Financial Independence / Retiring Early). We each got laid off from our startup jobs (within a month of each other) at the beginning of 2015, and since … Read More
My wife, Allison, and I were fortunate to be able to retire in our mid-40s. It wasn’t easy. We worked hard for many years, saved and invested diligently, created extra income with side businesses, and lived a frugal lifestyle. You … Read More
If you are early in your financial journey, you may have questions and concerns about the whole “FIRE” concept (Financial Independence / Retire Early). Should you dive in and work your tail off to retire early, or should you take … Read More
For our ancient ancestors fire meant life, but it was difficult to create and even harder to maintain. In today’s world, FIRE can be equally as elusive, but we are not talking about building a literal fire for food and … Read More
When Allison and I got laid off from our tech jobs at the beginning of 2015, we thought we would take a little break to travel and recharge our batteries, and then head back to the workforce. Our “little … Read More
Are you looking forward to the day when you can finally pack it in and leave behind the drudgery of the workplace? When you can spend the rest of your time doing what you love and enjoying the life you want … Read More