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 …
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 …
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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 …
Monthly Status Report: April 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 …
Affinity Fraud in the FI Community
I've been watching events unfold in the last year or so in the FI Community with some alarm and I can no longer keep silent about what I'm seeing. I hesitated about writing this post, as I try to keep …
A New Perspective
I've always considered myself pretty short. It seems everyone I know towers over me. The average American woman is 5'4" so I was literally of average height.I say "was" because it appears I have …