Cash Management in Early Retirement

Cash management in early retirement has turned out to be a rather stressful endeavor. When I first left negotiated my severance and left corporate America it was easy to know that I still had money coming in for awhile. But eventually all gravy train runs dry, and then I was left figuring out an action… Continue reading Cash Management in Early Retirement

Crafting the Life You REALLY Want with Early Retirement

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

Celebrating 2 Years of Early Retirement

Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (Photo Credit: AR)

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