How FI Made Me a Manly Man

Mrs. Groovy here. I bet you thought this post was written by Mr. Groovy. But nope. Although my husband is a manly man, today we bring you a post from the manliest of men, Crispy Doc. Crispy Doc is a financially independent emergency physician who blogs over at Crispydoc.com. He’s in his mid-40s, married with …

A Very Special Groovy Ranch Update: House, Blogiversary, and Book

Freedom Is Groovy celebrated another birthday this past weekend. Mr. Groovy published his very first post three years ago. While it feels like we began this blog yesterday, it also feels like we’ve known so many of you for our entire lives. We’re very grateful to you—our readers, and our friends in the community. Before …

Talking Trash on a Screened-In Porch

Hey, groovy freedomist, hope all is well in your world. In this episode of Talking Trash, Mrs. Groovy and I discuss everything from Riesling wine and kitchen cabinetry to minor league baseball and some of our favorite FI celebrities. Enjoy.

Building Groovy Ranch: Update 29

Groovy Ranch keeps chugging along. Here’s this week’s update. TV and Internet and Cable, Oh My! Aside from satellite, CenturyLink is our only option for internet. CenturyLink, however, doesn’t offer TV service directly. It only integrates with DIRECTV. But here’s the rub. DIRECTV forces you to commit to a two-year contract. And while DIRECTV offers …

The Groovy Opus Is Almost Done

I’m almost done with my opus, The Groovy Guide to Financial Independence. If all goes as planned, it should be available on September 10. So please bear with me. I had no idea readying a book for Kindle Direct Publishing would be so difficult—and so time-consuming. Between now and the launch date, then, content on …