[Many people reach financial independence, quit their job, and then wake up the next morning and think, “Well, now WTF should I do with the rest of my life!?!?”... This is the position my friend Jen recently found herself in, and today she’s sharing all about her journey in this guest post. Jen also blogs over at PostFILife.com Fair warning: It’s a lengthy read! But well
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Ringing the New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell!
Happy Friday, y’all!!! Exciting news… Last week I rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange!!!! Woot woot! I mean, ding ding ding! 🔔 It happened last Friday, Dec 3rd. Here’s a picture below… I’m the guy in the back right under the cool owl logo. (BTW -- I’m 6 foot 2, and standing on a platform! Usually I’m the tallest guy everywhere I go, but compared
6 Time Traps That Are Stealing Your Time and Happiness
Good morning, sunshines! ☀️🌻 How y’all doing this fine day? I picked up a cool book recently as part of my neverending quest to be better with time. The book is called Time Smart: How to reclaim your time, & live a happier life. (Cheers to Ben Miller over at Chronifi for recommending it to me. Great book!) Right from the first page I found myself
I Could Have Been FI by Now …
Have you ever looked back and thought, “If I didn’t make that dumb-ass financial mistake years ago, I would have had XXX more money right now!! What was I thinking!?” 🤦♂️ I came to a similar realization recently… If I’d never left my sales job a few years ago, there’s a fair chance my wife and I would have reached FI this year. 🤯 Crazy!
Money Lessons Learned While Traveling Around the World
I asked our tour guide, “What’s the difference between people in the South and people in the North?” My wife and I were traveling through Vietnam on a small boat somewhere in the Meekong Delta. Our tour guide was a young local guy, raised in Northern Vietnam but moved to the South because he liked the people and lifestyle there better. I’ll never forget his answer to my
We Buried Treasure in the Australian Outback 7 Years Ago
Happy Friday, everyone! Today’s story isn’t really about personal finance ... But, it does involve finding hidden treasure! 💎👑💍!! And it could also be a cheap-ish adventure of a lifetime that you can plan for your kids! (Or in my case -- future kids!) The story starts about 30 years ago, back when my friend was ~10 years old… The Backstory ... My
I found 3 cents on the ground. Woohoo!
I ran into the store the other day to grab some propane for camping ... sadly, they were all sold out. BUT … on the way out of the store I noticed 3 shiny new pennies on the ground! Woohoo! I love finding free money!! It’s not every day that you leave the store with more money than what you walked in with. When I got back to the car, my wife was wondering why I had no
The Unknown Monk
"When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize
There’s no such thing as a free cruise… Or is there?
About 10 years ago, my wife ran into the room and yelled, “Babe! I won a free cruise! All we need to do is take a phone survey and we get to go on a free cruise!” Bless my wife. She’s gullible. It’s one of her many adorable qualities (and also probably the reason she married a fool like me.) I hated to burst her bubble, but I said something like … “There’s no such thing
Top 5 Regrets of the Dying and Adjusting Life Accordingly
Two or three years ago I stumbled across an article that changed my life. Maybe you’ve seen it or read the book; it’s called The Top Five Regrets of The Dying, by Bonnie Ware. Bonnie was a caregiver for many years, who looked after terminally ill patients. She spent a lot of one-on-one time with dying people and helped them deal with emotions, reflections, and making peace
