“Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” —Robert Kennedy I’m definitely not normal. As my late grandfather would have no doubt remarked, I was surely “kicked in the head by a butterfly.” And that’s why I can’t let go of my …
First Physician on Fire (PoF), and then Fritz. The FI community is abuzz. And when I see two FI rock stars jump on something, I take notice. So what the heck did PoF and Fritz do? They shared their drawdown strategies. That’s right. They stood before the FI community and boldly proclaimed how their accumulated riches …
Wow! It’s May already—a third of the year has shot by. A year ago, I vowed to be less in thrall of the market’s daily gyrations. No more being glued to CNBC. No more checking our portfolio’s value every day after 6 pm when it reflected the latest mutual fund prices. I wanted a set-it-and-forget-it …
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Mr. Groovy and I retired back in October of 2016. After six months we’re still finding our way but so far, the trip is awesome. I’m happy to report my need for daily naps has abated and I finally began my piano lessons again. Mr. G just recently acquired his safety vest, camera harness, and …
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I was in a groovy mood last night, so I decided to look at retirement planning through the prism of the grooviest music of all time—the music from the psychedelic 60s. Can I get a “woot woot” for Janis, Jimi, Mick, and the Lizard King? Yes, I know that’s weird. And, no, I wasn’t smoking …
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