How Financial Independence forged my new podcast
So what’s wealth anyway? Is it having the most money? Or the most freedom?
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Re-examining my investing philosophy after a move
Things have been quiet in the Satisfied Ghost online world lately, because things in IRL have been crazy! Over the last few months we decided to employ domestic arbitrage and moved from our home in the HCOL Bay Area to another state. I’ll d…
Read article →The all-or-nothing world of “Dying for a Paycheck”
Those in the Financial Independence Retirement Early community work hard. That statement on its own is not much of a surprise for those familiar with the community. Yet it’s counter-intuitive—why do insanely productive and industrious peopl…
Read article →Welcome to stock market volatility
We’re officially in a stock market correction, with major indices down 10% from their all-time high. This isn’t surprising. I’ve been waiting for a stock market correction for a few years. We’ve been climbing since the financial crisis, and…
Read article →New Year’s Hack: pick a one-word theme
As this year comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting and also making lists of what I want to accomplish next year. I love to make lists: lists of goals, accomplishments, dreams and groceries. I have paper and Evernote notebooks filled with these …
Read article →Financial freedom through half-assity
Last month I attended the Chautauqua in Ecuador. It was an amazing experience for many reasons, but primarily for the amazing people I met. People I’d been reading for years, like JL Collins, Vicki Robin, the folks from Millennial Revolutio…
Read article →How and why I started meditating
I started meditating in high school, sophomore year, during a time of upheaval. My parents were finally getting divorced, and most days were filled with uncertainty, sadness, tension and anger. I felt helpless and confused. It now makes per…
Read article →How to stash your cash
I have a cash problem. Instead of investing it all according to my asset allocation, I stash it in a low-paying money market or CD.
Read article →The Foundations of Financial Freedom
The goal of financial independence is freedom and control. The money itself isn’t that important, it’s the freedom it buys by allowing you to optimize for fulfillment, happiness and satisfaction. Sounds great, right? But when you bring up f…
Read article →The Why is More Important than the How of Early Retirement
I left a “dream job” last year after 20 years in high tech marketing, at the age of 42. I didn’t received a dot.com pay out, nor was I an early employee at Google or Facebook. I started my career at the bottom, making $21,000 a year. For th…
Read article →How much money is “enough?”
How much money money is enough? I asked around:
Read article →Ten Point Financial Checkup — How do you rate?
We all want to know how we’re doing. Most of us get an annual physical to proactively identify any looming problems and set a baseline for future tracking. Our financial lives should be no different. Here’s a ten point financial check list …
Read article →The problem with retirement calculators
Fear sells. If you follow personal finance topics you’ve certainly heard about “the looming retirement crisis” or how most American’s don’t save enough for retirement. Hogwash.
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