For the past year, I’ve had some form of AI chatbot open almost anytime I’m working on the computer. Whether it’s ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude, I’ve been rotating through them to help with everything from writing and coding to simulating Japanese conversations and, surprisingly, financial planning. Yep, even, financial planning. Just two years ago, AI… Continue reading Can You Trust ChatGPT with Your Financial Planning?
Author: Accidentally Retired
I Didn’t Know Where This Was Going —And That’s The Point
Most of my writing starts with a simple idea—an idea swirling around in my brain that wants to be put down on paper. I had an idea for an article – but when I did a Google search on the potential title I found that there were already many, MANY, similar articles on the same… Continue reading I Didn’t Know Where This Was Going —And That’s The Point
The Courage to Be Disliked Summary & Review
Book Review, Summary, Highlights, and Quotes from The Courage To Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga Man oh man. I really wanted to like this book, but I struggled with the dialogue format and how the content was presented. It’s possible that a lot was lost in translation (as it was originally published in… Continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked Summary & Review
*A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary & Review
Book Review, Summary, Highlights, and Quotes from *A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Fantastic book! It covers everything from the Big Bang and the age of the earth to the dinosaurs to the atomic bomb. I found the latter half of the book utterly fascinating, but it is a huge book and not… Continue reading *A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary & Review
You’re Only Fooling Yourself
Waking up lately is getting harder and harder. And it’s not that I am sleeping any worse than before…in fact sometimes I am sleeping better, but I am just so, so, so very tired. As any parent of two elementary-age children will tell you, parenting is NEVER-ENDING exhaustion. From the neediness to the attention-craving whining,… Continue reading You’re Only Fooling Yourself