“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 …
Oh, crap! I went to Rockstar Finance the other day and saw a featured post called, “Man Saves Thousands of Dollars Just By Thinking.” The post was written by Jacob over at Early Retirement Extreme, and it’s a gem. Here, for example, is an excerpt from one of his post’s fledgling thinkers describing how transformative …
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“Some men want their hell before death.” That was my younger self’s wise-ass explanation for why men got married. Fortunately, I no longer possess such a dreary view of marriage. In fact, anyone familiar with this blog knows that I’m a big proponent of marriage. Marriage is the best tool you have to build wealth …
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One of my favorite financial bloggers is a Canadian named, Brent Truitt. Brent’s website is called Debt Files, and he has, shall we say, a very eclectic take on life and personal finances. On his About page, he describes himself as a former professional musician who had to quit “because he wasn’t very good.” If …
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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 …