I’m not sure about your 2019, but frankly I’m quite glad to see it in my rear view mirror. It was a year full of adaption and change. All the changes I made in 2019 made it rather difficult to actually make progress on any one thing. I feel blessed I was able to tread water and not lose […]
Meet Me in St. Louis
No time to bury the lede — I’m moving to St. Louis! Reactions from friends and family have varied when I tell them I got a new job and am moving yet again. Anonymous family member: “Good grief! Another job change? You haven’t been at this one for 6 months! .…whichever, I wish the best for you” Friend #1: “No […]
Monthly Status Report: October 2019
Disclaimer: some links may be affiliate links. They help offset the cost of keeping this blog running! Why do I do a monthly status report? I find it best to do a monthly status report for a few reasons. It helps me evaluate how I did the previous month. Did I hit a target reduction in spending or did I go way over budget for […]
FinCon 2019 and the Future
This year was the fourth straight year I’ve had the pleasure of attending FinCon. For those of you who don’t know what FinCon is (like my former coworker who asked “WTH is a FinCon??”), it’s a conference for content creators who talk about money. The tagline is “where money and media meet”, if that gives you any […]
The Four Stages of my FIRE Journey (so far)
2019 marks my 8th year of involvement in the Financial Independence community. I started out on this journey as a green, young professional looking for a place to belong in this big crazy world. I was driving to work recently and listening to the ChooseFI podcast episode with Mr. Money Mustache and Mr. 1500. I am lucky to consider […]
Life Changes
I’ve been a fan of country music as far back as I can remember. When I was 4, the big song on the radio was Tim McGraw’s I Like It, I Love It song. I allegedly would sing that song to my daycare teachers to tell them I wanted seconds of lunch. Just in case you were wondering if I’ve been like […]