With everything happening in Minneapolis, it’s been hard to find the energy to write. Personal finance takes a back seat when the world around you is upside down and angry everywhere. We are fortunate to live in this city, despite tragedies dating back to George Floyd’s murder in 2020. All we Minneapolitans do is rally […]
Early Retirement Is Too Daggum Complicated
Personal finance shouldn’t be this complicated. It seems like every day I have a new lever to pull, another knob to twist. After I retired early in 2023, it took many months to shed my corporate identity. I had to get comfortable with the notion that my days of doing stressful “big decision” work were […]
How I’m Using Boldin to Tweak Our Retirement Finances
If you don’t think that headline is sexy, I’m afraid I can’t help you. But if you’re like me and “the numbers” are loads of fun to play with, you might appreciate Boldin. Having a simulator tool at the ready is like having a good co-pilot to remind you to check the fuel gauge and […]
Fewer Posts May Indicate a Successful Strategy
I haven’t written an article in so long that my typing speed has slowed down. It’s not a problem if you don’t have to write for your dinner, but I had Mavis Beacon pace that’s now more like Mavis MaGoo. It’s alright. Blogging for the sake of the blog was never the end goal here. […]
5 Investment Lessons I’ve Learned In Early Retirement
Early retirement is a wonderful thing. You suddenly have time back to take care of your health, participate in kid’s activities, and pursue some work or projects that are meaningful and FUN. There are some traps though. I went down a few too many rabbit holes over the last year and a half. Given extra […]