Archives

2020

• Jul-23 Early Retirement? Start here!
• Jul-23 The first six weeks after “retiring”
• Jul-26 Never. Stop. Learning. A sure path to success!
• Jul-27 When can I retire?
• Jul-31 Be not afeard! Embrace change
• Aug-03 The freedom to spend your time as you want
• Aug-09 The exceptional value of making things visible
• Aug-15 The power of strong mentorship
• Aug-18 Pursuing your passions in retirement
• Aug-23 I achieved financial independence. Now what?
• Aug-30 The ideal time to start is yesterday and the second best time is today!
• Sep-05 Reflecting on the first three months of retirement
• Sep-11 Advance by working smarter, not merely harder
• Sep-23 Early retirement and health insurance – how to manage?
• Oct-11 On perseverance and pushing through to the next phase
• Oct-19 Leveraging your strengths is the ultimate workplace synergy
• Oct-28 What’s old is new once again!
• Nov-05 The surprising thing I miss most about the workplace
• Nov-11 One of the most valuable pieces of advice I received
• Nov-18 Giving thanks: a truly great reason to reflect
• Nov-29 Adapting is the name of the game
• Dec-09 Wow, SIX months already? Inconceivable!
• Dec-16 Next up: a guest spot on a ChooseFI livestream!
• Dec-22 9 Secrets to Success in Retirement!
• Dec-30 How to decide where to live in retirement?

2021

• Jan-06 Our retirement budget: huge success or epic failure?
• Jan-09 How much savings do YOU need to retire? There’s an app for that!
• Jan-19 Keep pushing towards that goal! Perseverance revisited
• Jan-29 Anticipation: the realities of looking forward and backward
• Jan-29 Introducing: Two Sides of FI!
• Feb-05 On the origin of ideas – reflecting on what I’ve learned
• Feb-15 What role does luck play in determining one’s success?
• Feb-23 It’s hard to break bad habits developed at work
• Mar-03 Mothers won’t agree, but nine months sure flies by!
• Mar-13 Why retire early? What does that even mean?
• Mar-18 Leveling up your career and your income – a key strategy!
• Mar-27 Wanted: knowledge, altitude, and perhaps more?
• Apr-06 FIRE is rarely, if ever, a solo journey
• Apr-15 What’s next for this blog?
• Apr-25 A small step to join two worlds
• May-03 Let’s turn your passion into a business and generate some passive income!
• May-13 Invest early and often to ensure your financial goals are met!
• May-21 WAIT, what? Did I get a…job?
• Jun-04 The many learnings from year one of early “retirement”
• Jun-30 How we decided where to live post-retirement: A discussion
• Aug-01 Reflections on the longest vacation of my life
• Aug-24 New town, no job…no friends?
• Sep-01 Retirement: The dreaded “R word” and a potential alternative term
• Sep-17 “When you’ve got so much to say it’s called gratitude”
• Sep-24 Financial independence and the freedom to choose…to work?
• Oct-07 Validation isn’t the goal but it sure feels good
• Oct-19 Post-FIRE spending, tracking, and budgeting, oh my!
• Oct-28 The profoundly important value of finding community
• Nov-14 Choosing FIRE: considering the top regrets of the dying
• Dec-18 Excelsior!

2022

• Feb-23 The value of taking inventory: a 20-month checkpoint
• Mar-16 Optionality: An Amazing Superpower
• Apr-04 You are much stronger than you know
• May-16 Unlocking life achievements
• Jun-05 How time flies! Reflections on a two-year milestone