Posts tagged with fire

There are many paths to retirement – from being born into wealth to never retiring. Where do you fall on the spectrum?

Written by Adam on June 10, 2019. 6 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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

The “Call to Adventure” to pursue FIRE matches the first step on the classic “hero’s journey”. The following steps ma...

Written by Adam on November 26, 2018. 4 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’m always interested to hear how other people are minimizing their tax liability after retirement. Here is my person...

Written by Adam on September 3, 2018. 22 comments.

What would you do if you could plan out every minute of every day? Would you schedule activities, leisure or work? I ...

Written by Adam on July 16, 2018. 4 comments.

In Q2 I set very ambitious goals – explore Utah, be healthy, make money, draw more visitors to Minafi. In retrospect,...

Written by Adam on July 2, 2018. 3 comments.

People use the terms “fire”, “lean fire” and “fat fire” all the time – but what do they mean? In this data-driven pos...

Written by Adam on May 14, 2018. 22 comments.

What is your path to early retirement? Having a set goal is one thing, but designing a life with an irresistible stai...

Written by Adam on May 7, 2018. 7 comments.