Category: personal

May was a fantastic month with a focus on spending time outdoors, camping and hiking.

Written by Adam on June 3, 2019. 3 comments.

My mom passed away when I was 23, yet through an odd series of events she gave me birthday present 9 months after her...

Written by Adam on May 20, 2019. 4 comments.

After 6 months of creating my own schedule, I look back at how it compares with my expected year laid out a year ago.

Written by Adam on May 13, 2019. 8 comments.

I spent the first full month of spring running outside, hiking, revamping Minafi and developing a morning schedule.

Written by Adam on May 6, 2019. 7 comments.

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. 8 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. 2 comments.

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. 1 comment.

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. 7 comments.

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. 17 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. 2 comments.

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. 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. 9 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.

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. 9 comments.

December 14, 2018 was my last day working at my job of 8 years. Here’s a look at why I left and what I’m planning do ...

Written by Adam on December 3, 2018. 52 comments.

Training yourself to make good financial decisions happens one thought at a time. I consider this as “building the de...

Written by Adam on November 14, 2018. 2 comments.

How do you know if you’re spending too much time thinking about money? A certain amount of financial literacy is impo...

Written by Adam on November 7, 2018. 13 comments.

A rundown on my investments, spending and finances over the last quarter. My investments were down 0.91% while my net...

Written by Adam on October 15, 2018. 13 comments.

I’ve never considered myself a “morning person”. I’ll go to sleep after midnight and wake up after snoozing until the...

Written by Adam on October 8, 2018. 2 comments.