Three years ago, I started tracking my happiness using Jim Collins’ system that he devised and spoke about on The Tim Ferriss Show. Last year, after a request from a reader, I launched the Happiness Tracker Spreadsheet, so that you too can track your happiness. Why track your happiness? Tracking my happiness has helped me to ensure that I… Continue reading Happiness Revisited: did early retirement have an impact?
Author: Accidentally Retired
Why a transient life beats peanut butter on pancakes
Olaf is the blogger behind MileHighFinanceGuy.com, where he shares a variety of posts on financial topics and reflections on life and money. He previously worked as an advisor at one of the largest financial firms in the US. While there, Olaf regularly helped people decide what to do with old 401(k)s, construct investment portfolios, and… Continue reading Why a transient life beats peanut butter on pancakes
Celebrating 1 year of blogging
I’ve always wanted to write. Then 1 year ago, I finally acted on it after finding myself Accidentally Retired. My advice to anyone thinking about starting something. Just start. Start today. Don’t look back. Writing helps me to better think and focus…and I have found over the years that I can express myself in a… Continue reading Celebrating 1 year of blogging
How to use lists to improve your well being
Lists are my secret happiness weapon…perhaps they can help you too? Updated: January 7th, 2022 There is no doubt about it, I am a list man. I have to-do lists for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and lifetime activities. I have a list of life mantras and goals, a bucket list, a list of things that… Continue reading How to use lists to improve your well being
Honey, I’ve un-retired!?!
Even though I haven’t written an article in nearly a month, I am pretty sure that I managed to un-retire myself… As many of you know, I bought a website back in October to generate some passive-ish income and to help battle sequence of return risk. Since the purchase, it has been a fast and… Continue reading Honey, I’ve un-retired!?!