Maxing out your 401(k) will supercharge your wealth Look, I’ve never lauded myself as a financial expert. I’m not. I see people arguing on social media all day about whether to invest in your 401 (k), Roth IRA or a Taxable account. Certainly there are always edge cases, but when you receive a company match,… Continue reading 5 years of maxing my 401(k) will make me ~$1.4M by the time I can withdraw
Author: Accidentally Retired
It’s the little things…
Big things matter more in direction only The little things matter less than the big things in life. And yet, the little things are what makes life worth living. Here is what I mean by little things: Reading a great book. A special moment with your kids. That time you got the BEST belly laugh… Continue reading It’s the little things…
The FIRE Insights Blogger Survey #2
The FIRE Insights Blogger Survey Welcome to the second ever FIRE Insights Blogger Survey! Last month’s survey was really fun to put together and got a great response from those who participated and others who didn’t. The goal of the survey is to measure interest/blogger sentiment in various asset classes over time, highlight great content,… Continue reading The FIRE Insights Blogger Survey #2
It’s time to start “requalifying” for your job each year
I was listening to the Tim Ferriss Show awhile back and on this episode, his guest was Harley Finkelstein, the President of Shopify. At some point during the interview, the idea of requalifying for your job each and every year came up. At Shopify, “particularly on the leadership team, [everyone] has to requalify for their… Continue reading It’s time to start “requalifying” for your job each year
Celebrating 1 year of early retirement
Today, I am officially celebrating my 1 year anniversary of leaving my CEO gig to retire early!!! I honestly cannot believe that it has been a year since I left my job and headed out to my mini-retirement. You guys know how the story goes…guy leaves CEO gig to take a 6 month mini-retirement. He… Continue reading Celebrating 1 year of early retirement