At the crux of it, the FIRE movement is not about becoming Financially Independent or Retiring Early…it is about living the life you want to live. And that is also why you see so many early retirees blogging, running real estate business, launching a startup, or even…wait for it…working. It was never about retiring early.… Continue reading Crafting the Life You REALLY Want with Early Retirement
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Celebrating 2 Years of Early Retirement
Today, I am officially celebrating my 2 year anniversary of leaving my CEO gig to retire early!!! Wow. Just WOW. I can’t believe it’s been two years, even though in some ways it feels like three? Ya know what I mean?! When I left my cushy CEO gig for my mini-retirement, I really had no… Continue reading Celebrating 2 Years of Early Retirement
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
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!?!