Here’s a fun fact about the boring middle: You can make it a lot more exciting by doing stupid things! In the past few years I’ve had the kind of frustration that everyone wants. I pay an absurd amount of taxes. Anyone that’s a high earning W2 worker will tell you, it’s not fun to… Continue reading Confession: I Tried to Turn an LLC into a Tax Shelter
The Inevitability of Death
I am very much an amateur when it comes to the practices of Stoicism. I have read and re-read Meditations and dabbled in a few other titles from men like Seneca and articles from The Daily Stoic. One of the major tenants of Stoicism that has really resonated with me is the concept of Memento… Continue reading The Inevitability of Death
The Best Stock Trade I Ever Made
Twelve years ago I was absolutely obsessed with Tesla. The stock was pretty volatile, but trading in the $20 range for a while. So I took $5000 out of my wedding fund, bought the stock and watched as it took off like a rocket ship for years to come. Today that investment is worth $526,201.… Continue reading The Best Stock Trade I Ever Made
Confession: That Time I Tried to Buy an Audi A4
I have done a great many stupid financial things in my past, but few were as embarrassing as the time I tried to buy an Audi A4. File this on under “How much stupid can you do at once.” In 2004 at 24 years old I had gotten the misguided idea into my head that… Continue reading Confession: That Time I Tried to Buy an Audi A4
Another Millionaire Milestone
For the first time since celebrating being debt free, I was looking forward to hitting a big milestone. I have had February 12th written on my whiteboard to be ready to celebrate. And then yesterday I realized when I did my initial calculation of our accounts, I forgot my wife’s 403b. So I had the wrong date and… Continue reading Another Millionaire Milestone
My Goals for 2024
I’ve been tracking my goals for years now and overall it’s been a good experience. I feel like lately I’m hitting too many major goals, which means I’m throwing too many softballs to myself. So this year I’m going to try to set some stretch goals that may not be attainable. This year I’m going to try… Continue reading My Goals for 2024
2023 Year in Review
As usual, at the beginning of the year I laid out a series of major and minor goals. Now as the year comes to a close it’s time to look back to see how things shook out. I’ve done this every year since starting this blog and while sometimes I’ve hit all my goals, sometimes… Continue reading 2023 Year in Review
Cars Suck…Again
It seems like every year I have another complaint about my vehicle situation. Whether it’s my old truck and the maintenance, having to get a massive SUV, or the fact that I unapologetically lease a German luxury SUV and I friggin’ love it. Now I have to complain that the (dirty, evil, so not FIRE… Continue reading Cars Suck…Again
That Time “Die with Zero” Messed with My Head
It’s been a while since I posted anything, but thankfully I don’t think anyone was out there dying for my next post. The truth is I was caught up in the boring middle, and with the stock market in a slump I was pretending to not pay attention to money. An interesting confluence of events… Continue reading That Time “Die with Zero” Messed with My Head
One Week on the Carnivore Diet
One of my stated goals for 2023 is to get serious about my health. Early in the year someone I worked with died suddenly, and three people in my life received cancer diagnosis’. It was a bit of a wakeup call for me to really look at the way I’m treating my body. Yes, I… Continue reading One Week on the Carnivore Diet
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