Anyone love coffee? ;) For most of my life, I was not a coffee drinker. I preferred my caffeine cold in the form of Diet Coke. And then fate stepped in... But before we get to that, let me say that the following is a guest post I originally wrote for Get Rich Slowly. It was written over a year ago and since then, I have had to change my coffee-making methods. So at the … [Read more...]
How to Become Financially Independent in Five Years
Back in October I was part of a panel discussion on the What's Up Next? podcast. Three of us "older" bloggers joined Doc G and Paul to discuss the subject "Is it ever too late to pursue financial independence?" The episode will soon be released but if you want to hear what we had to say, you can listen to it here now. In the discussion Doc asked a GREAT question (which … [Read more...]
Money Conversations On and Around the Pickleball Court
Everywhere I go there are money conversations!!! A while ago I talked about a money conversation I overheard in my health club's locker room. Well, now we take the talk outside to the pickleball courts (these are from the summer, of course, we're now back inside for the winter, playing at my gym). If you didn't know, pickleball is a very social game. There's a lot of … [Read more...]
The Money People in My Life that I’m Thankful For
In September I was invited to an early screening of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Back in the day when I was still working, I actually had some influence. So I was often invited to early screenings of movies and received books and music in advance of release as well. This was so I could help spread the word about the product and help it launch successfully. I'm … [Read more...]
Retirement Update: 3.25 Years
Here we are again! Seems like it wasn't that long ago that I was sharing my three year retirement update and we're already at 3.25 years. My, my how time flies when you're having fun! Anyway, let's get right to it. Here's what's happened since my last update three months ago... Life I noted last time that we were staying in our house for the foreseeable future. … [Read more...]
How The Game of Life Teaches Personal Finance
We were always a big gaming family. My dad and I would play Monopoly and Aggravation for HOURS when I was home from college -- until 3 am or 4 am in the morning at times! Then when we had our own family, games naturally played a big part in our entertainment time (to this day, my daughter and dad play Aggravation for money! LOL!) If I had to pick one game that we … [Read more...]
My Favorite Podcasts
I have been a life-long learner. Even as a young boy, I read quite a lot (mostly fiction) and enjoyed learning new things. As I got older I went to college and then graduate school which involved lots of learning, of course. But instead of stopping there, I kept reading both books and magazines, especially on personal finance and topics related to my … [Read more...]
Did Being a Country Boy Help Make Me Wealthy?
When I work out, I always listen to music. I've tried listening to books or podcasts when exercising, but it just doesn't work. I have to count (reps) or strain (lifting or cardio) and my attention on anything anyone says is gone. When I've tried a podcast or book I end up constantly rewinding which makes for a very frustrating experience. So music it is. I listen … [Read more...]
How to Make Money as a Soccer Referee
I have talked now and then about how to turn a hobby into an income. Well, today's post is a story about how I did just that -- how I turned my interest in soccer into a nice side hustle (and a great job for my son). To set the scene a bit, back in the day (10 years or so ago), I became a soccer referee by accident. My son was playing soccer, they were short on … [Read more...]
Top 10 Money Mistakes I Made on the Way to FIRE
Now that we've detailed the money mistakes millionaires make, I thought it was time to share another round of my money mistakes. I do this from time to time to 1) keep myself humble, 2) interrupt what can seem like a never-ending list of "I'm so great" posts, and 3) demonstrate that you don't have to be perfect to achieve financial independence (FI). It's the last of … [Read more...]
