If you are like me, you sometimes see articles in the personal finance press about people who are very young – in their 30s and 40s – who have quit their jobs and declared themselves FIRE’d (financially independent & retired early). Recently, ABC’s Good Morning America ran this piece on a couple who retired very young and the ‘secret strategies’ they want to share with … Continue reading How Long Can FIRE Last?
Whether it is the last day of your work week or you are on a permanent weekend like me, check out the infectious JOY that this guy has for the weekend in this SHORT video! I wouldn’t have this much energy after eating a large bowl of leftover Halloween candy … Link: MUFASA FRIDAY VIDEO Have a great weekend … now, or forever! Continue reading It’s Friday!
I’m not sure why I thought this was a good idea, but I ‘bet myself’ $1,000 in imaginary money this past week on all 14 NFL games, 3 NHL games, 2 NBA games, and all 5 games (so far) of the World Series. It’s a great time of year for sports, so I thought I would see if – on paper – I might have … Continue reading Sports Betting Experiment
I worked for three companies during the course of my career. I spent 12 years at the first, was ‘acquired’ by the second (where I spent another 12 years), and capped off my career at the third (for 3 years). All three were large, multinational ‘MegaCorps’ and blue-chip companies. Even though it’s been almost 4 years since I wound down my last days at my … Continue reading Tracking MegaCorp Performance
I sent this picture of a Porsche Cayman S with a ‘NO KIDS’ license plate to my MegaCorp boss a few years ago. He’s a Porsche guy and he and his wife don’t have kids of their own. His reply was insightful … “One wife, too!” I wouldn’t recommend making significant life decisions based purely on dollar and cents, but that doesn’t mean that many … Continue reading No Kids? One Wife?
Squirrels have it figured out. This time of year, they are scurrying around the woods behind our house collecting nuts and SAVING them for the future. Winter in Minnesota – where we live – is long and only the good savers will make it through. The same is true for retirement savers. The ones that save diligently will enjoy a financially worry-free retirement. It is … Continue reading Squirreling Away Savings
It’s a basic question, but one that I have struggled to find any data on: how many people retire at what age? I found a chart from a University of MN study a few years ago and ‘reverse engineered’ some data, but I knew that my math wasn’t very exact. Now I came across this chart / data from a helpful website called DQYDJ.com … … Continue reading How Early Is Early Retirement? (New Data)
We moved into our current house 10 years ago on Halloween. We designed and built it with a custom builder exactly the way we wanted and are still very happy with the choices we made. I recently ran across this infographic from the National Association of Home Builders and Bank of America that details how long you can expect many of the key components of … Continue reading Is Your House Falling Apart?
We were recently traveling in Europe with some good friends and came across a number of these Renaissance town clocks that featured only one big hand. They have 12 hours like every other clock, but they lack a little hand to point to the exact minute between the hours. My friend just retired about five months ago and we first noticed one of these clocks … Continue reading Big Hand Only Lifestyle
Everyone knows that Friday is the BEST day of the work week, but I have always contended that Tuesday – not Monday – is the worst. My son seems to be starting to agree with me because while he limits himself to only one cup of coffee a day, on Tuesday, it’s ‘Two Cup Tuesday’. I drink coffee, but seems a perfect day for … Continue reading Not Monday – Two Cup Tuesday
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