Category: Behavioral Economics
Pick a Path, and Make it YOURS
Hello, groovy freedomists! Today, we have a guest post from Maggie, the awesome blogger from Northern Expenditure. Mrs. Groovy and I are big fans of Maggie. And before I tell you why, let me tell you a little about her. Maggie lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband, 3 kids, and an occasional moose in…
How Not To Be A Lazy Slob
My biggest fear in retirement is morphing into a teat-sucking layabout—that is, a lazy slob. Work, for all its faults, adds structure to your life. It gets you up early and out of the freakin’ house (or in my case, down the freakin’ stairs). But I no longer have the spur of work. Sleeping late…
I Don’t Know Diddly Squat
I endeavor to provide factual information and advice on this blog. But I’m human. My memory isn’t perfect. And I have biases too. I want certain ideas and lifestyle choices to win, so to speak. And though I don’t knowingly withhold information that might tarnish the appeal of my ideas and lifestyle choices, it doesn’t…
If No One from the Fab Five Steps Up, the Groovy Two are Screwed
Many of you are no doubt familiar with the old saw about friendship: If you want a friend in this life, get a dog. Well, I came up with a take-off on this old saw for wealth-building: If you want to be rich in this life, don’t have friends and children. My new saw is…
Should You Start an I-May-Die-Sooner-Than-I-Think Fund?
This past Friday I came upon an article in Yahoo Finance about one of my favorite bloggers, the Mad Fientist. The article, in a very ham-fisted way, tried to explain how the Mad Fientist (aka, Brandon) achieved financial independence at age 34. And because the article failed to address much of the math and logic…