Category: Financial Freedom
How to Become a Personal Responsibility Warrior in Five Steps
In a post from last week, The Government Isn’t Going to Save You, I coined the phrase Personal Responsibility Warrior (PRW). Now, granted, proclaiming to be the inventor of a phrase is a rather bold statement. But I googled “personal responsibility warrior” and nothing came up, so I’m running with it. Not only am I…
The Government Isn’t Going to Save You
Imagine this scenario. The billionaire owner of a professional football team walks into the Shark Tank and makes the following pitch to the sharks: Hello, sharks. I’m building a one billion dollar stadium and I want you to kick in $500 million. For that $500 million, you will get no equity stake in my team. Nor will…
Are You FI-Curious?
Have you ever driven by a church advertising the start of Financial Peace University classes and found yourself wanting to sign up? Do you feel guilty about going out with your co-workers for lunch every workday and dropping $8-$10? When you meet someone who is under 50 and retired, do you find yourself racked with…
Obamacare Here We Come
Earlier this year, I started looking into Obamacare. I wanted to get an idea of what health insurance would cost me in 2017, the first calendar year Mrs. Groovy and I would be retired and would thus no longer have employer-provided health insurance. Here is what I found on the Blue Cross Blue Shield website.…
Epilogue: Mr. Phone’s Execution Went Smashingly Well!
Mr. Phone’s execution took place as scheduled on Friday, October 14 at 4:31pm EDT. Mr. Phone was convicted of many crimes—of which the most heinous offense was Aggravated Assault on Brain Cells. I’m at peace now that he’s gone. Before his execution began, Mr. Phone slowly and deliberately ate his last supper. It consisted of three…