There once was a couple who did love their lifeIn no time at all, they were man and wifeThey sat on their porch outside their first floorBut by 4 o’clock, the sun was no moreThey both loved the sun, the warmth felt so niceWhen he mentioned they move, they didn’t think twicean upgrade’s in order, […]
The Power of Compound Interest
Despite being raised believing that Andre the Giant was the eighth wonder of the world, it turns out it was actually compound interest. I was fortunate to be smitten with it upon someone first showing an example of the difference in can make in meeting your retirement goals. In case there are those that have […]
What do I miss about going to work?
The picture above is the sweet poster my wife made me on my last day of work. What I Miss About Going to Work…hmm. If my last job had been working at CVS, the answer would be not a damn thing. However, my last full-time job and current per diem position actually does provide a […]
Time to Travel: Black Mountain, NC
In early October, just before leaf peeping season really got going, we went to Black Mountain, NC with a couple of high school friends that flew out from Indiana. Literally, the only people from high school that I have any contact with outside of simply watching their lives via Facebook and giving an occasional like. […]
Time to Travel: Welcome to the Travel Recap Series
We have always made time to travel. We like to do one group trip to the beach, one group trip to the mountains, a trip to see family, then either an international trip of some sort or a snowboarding trip, with other small trips here and there. But now we have the time to take […]
A Typical Day In Post-FI Life (Day 4)
Many people are curious what I do with my time now that I’m working less. So here is a typical day. The morning plays out much like it did when I was working second shift with a few variations. First, since I’m not staying up as late, I am starting the day about two hours […]
Zero Dollar Days (Day 3)
This feels like cheating to use something previously written, but I stumbled across a blog that I started to set up on Google sometime around 2018 called Zero Dollar Days. I liked the look of it better than this site to be honest. Anyway, this is the only thing I had written there: “It’s been […]
The IPA of Friendship (Day 2)
It’s inevitable after college that the people you spent most of your time with likely scatter across the country and you will realistically only get together a handful of times in the years that follow. High school friends are an extra layer of scatter away having already gone to different schools for college. Maintaining long […]
Time Still Marches On Faster Than I’d Like (day 1)
November already. Starting today, I will be posting something daily. Let’s call it a 30 day challenge. For some reason, I can have an extremely productive morning yet feel like I didn’t accomplish anything. One day last week, I went to the gym, went to Trader Joe’s, made chili, met friends for lunch all before […]
Gooooooooooaaallll, Goooooooooooaaalll, Goals?
I am a man in need of a plan. I do not thrive on freedom of choice and unlimited time without a plan already in place. I can bumble through the day without ever heading toward any one goal. I need to discover my planning time. The few weeks where I actually printed out a […]