I retired at 36. Yet, I never worked over 40 hours a week, rarely traveled for business, and changed careers multiple times. I ignored society’s rules. Society’s norms are expected behaviors to help us all get along in a respectful way. But norms are meant to be modified…and you can break society’s rules without bothering… Continue reading 12 Rules to Break on Your Path to Wealth AND Happiness
Author: Accidentally Retired
End of Month Reporting: IT WORKS!
Whether you are running a multi-million dollar business or simply managing your own personal finances, there is one thing that I believe is critically important to both: tracking and measuring. The first of every month, I like to not only track my net worth in my spreadsheet, but I also track anything of major importance… Continue reading End of Month Reporting: IT WORKS!
Default Mode
Without even realizing it, much of our decision making, financial planning, and life in general is run by one thing: default mode. When starting a new job, you have to fill out what seems like a mountain of paperwork. If your new company has a 401(k) plan, then deciding if you will invest a percentage… Continue reading Default Mode
The Truth About Early Retirement
From time to time, I see stuff like “I could never retire early…I wouldn’t know what to do with myself?” Or “I’m pursuing Financial Independence, not FIRE.” On both of those sentiments, I get it! But here is the thing… It was NEVER about retiring early to never work again. It was about creating the… Continue reading The Truth About Early Retirement
The FIRE Insights Survey #8
The FIRE Insights Survey Welcome to the eighth FIRE Insights Survey! The last survey in May was fun to put together and for Q3 (or the tail end of it) we again received a great response! The goal of the survey is to measure sentiment in various asset classes over time, highlight great content, and source advice/recommendations… Continue reading The FIRE Insights Survey #8