Category: Blog

Cal Newport’s latest book, Digital Minimalism, focuses on how to live a healthy life and coexist with modern day dist...

Written by Adam on April 22, 2019. 9 comments.

For March, we spent a long weekend in Las Vegas, started a marathon training program, spent a little over $7k and saw...

Written by Adam on April 8, 2019. 7 comments.

Finally, it’s time to reveal the real reason I moved across the country and left my job. It’s a big day, and I’m exci...

Written by Adam on April 1, 2019. 1 comment.

How much should you challenge yourself – and does the answer to that question change after retirement? Here’s a look ...

Written by Adam on March 25, 2019.

The first few months of early retirement have been amazing – but not exactly what I expected. In this post I take a l...

Written by Adam on March 18, 2019. 6 comments.

This is the fourth post in Minafi’s The Focused Investor series. This series is a chance to hear investing opinions a...

Written by Adam on March 11, 2019. 1 comment.

Help maintain an identity after retirement by defining yourself by more than just your job. An identity bridge helps ...

Written by Adam on February 25, 2019. 6 comments.

If you’re thinking about retiring early, Work Optional is a great roadmap for questions you should ask yourself prior...

Written by Adam on February 12, 2019. 1 comment.

I’ve been using Mint Mobile for a year now – in multiple locations in the US and traveling abroad to more than a doze...

Written by Adam on February 11, 2019. 4 comments.

This book covers the math, mindset and career-hacking needed to reach financial freedom as quickly as possible. It ma...

Written by Adam on February 4, 2019.

On December 14, 2018 I left my job to retire. Now that I’ve been out of work for a month, let’s look back and see wha...

Written by Adam on January 28, 2019. 16 comments.

This is the third post in Minafi’s The Focused Investor series. This series is a chance to hear investing opinions an...

Written by Adam on January 25, 2019. 2 comments.

2018 was a crazy financial year for us. After moving across the country in 2018, this was the quarter we finally got ...

Written by Adam on January 21, 2019. 1 comment.

Othalafehu believes in a well rounded family of assets as a bulwark against downturns in the economy, for me, this de...

Written by Adam on January 17, 2019. 1 comment.

The idea of “luck” when it comes to financials is a complicated topic. I do believe it has a role, but it’s important...

Written by Adam on January 14, 2019. 1 comment.

This is the first post in Minafi’s The Focused Investor series. This series is a chance to hear investing opinions an...

Written by Adam on January 10, 2019. 2 comments.

I read 100 books in 2018. Here’s a look at my overall favorites that you should check out along with a few tips on ho...

Written by Adam on January 7, 2019. 8 comments.

A thorough look back at the my past year with a focus on where my time was spent. Including major themes, travel, foo...

Written by Adam on December 31, 2018. 12 comments.

The tax brackets for 2019 have changed since 2018. Because of that, you’ll likely end up paying slightly less in tax....

Written by Adam on December 17, 2018. 6 comments.

Try this exercise to help you decide what you should put your focus on. I’ve used this activity a bunch before – both...

Written by Adam on December 10, 2018. 8 comments.