Why I Still Track My Spending After FIRE
People are sometimes surprised that I still track my spending after FIRE. I reached financial independence at 49. Yet every […]
The Order I Spend My Income After FIRE (And What I Never Touch)
Most FIRE advice is about getting there. Far less is about how you actually spend once you arrive. My FIRE
How I Plan for a Dividend Cut Before It Happens
Every dividend I receive is a decision someone else made. A board can change that decision at any time. That’s
“So what do you do all day?”
I’ve been asked that more times than I can count. For a long time, I had a whole speech ready.
The Caregiving Buffer I Built — And How It Actually Held Up
Before I ever needed it, I built a buffer into my FIRE number for exactly this kind of season. Family
Passive Income Isn’t Passive — Here’s What It Actually Costs Me
I used to picture passive income as money that showed up while I did nothing at all. Dividends landing in
The Fear of Running Out, Even After FIRE
I thought reaching FIRE would switch something off. The number would hit, and the fear of running out would just
What I’d Tell My Younger Self About FIRE
I think about this more than I expected to. Say I could sit down with the version of me who
The Tax Rule That Quietly Shaped My Passive Income Strategy
For years I didn’t think about tax at all when I was deciding where to put my money. I picked
The Money Belief I Built Before I Even Understood Money
Long before I understood compound interest, or even had a bank account of my own, I already had a belief