I remember watching the movie Rat Race in high school — a 2001 comedy where a Las Vegas casino tycoon pits six teams against each other in a race for a $2M prize locked in a storage locker in New Mexico. There was only one simple rule: there are no rules. I loved this movie… Continue reading What If There Are No Rules?
Financial Independence
Can You Trust ChatGPT with Your Financial Planning?
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?
When Your Sunroof Explodes
After a little bit of a rough stretch last month, my family and I wanted to go on a little day trip. So we headed out of town and had a really nice day. We stopped at a Costco for gas, and just as we were about 10 minutes into our drive home, we heard… Continue reading When Your Sunroof Explodes
Stop Playing Around: Commit
Patience and time. That is all humans have ever needed. The problem is that both of those are the most elusive things to most of us mortals. We tinker when we shouldn’t tinker. We get bored and we sell off one investment and trade it for another. We have a few pounds that we all… Continue reading Stop Playing Around: Commit
The Hidden Trap in Your Mind
We live in Arizona… So when it starts to get hot, it gets hot quickly. And sometimes by March, you’re sweating it out in 84-degree heat, questioning why you live here. But then you settle into the actual summer where Phoenix just managed to set a new record for over 113 straight days over 100… Continue reading The Hidden Trap in Your Mind