What if you were on the cusp of leaving cubicle life behind, only to stumble upon this question: If you could save thousands of lives through effective charitable giving, would you delay retirement? At first, this scenario feels, quite naturally, like a royal buzzkill. All that effort to achieve financial independence and build up your […]
Early Retirement Planning
The ultimate collection of articles designed to motivate you to begin your early retirement journey today! Is stress pushing you to consider an early exit? What if you retire and find yourself bored off your rocker?
You will find a wealth of arguments for and against leaving the corporate cubicle slog here, including some tips on Geoarbitrage - where would you want to live in retirement?
Inflation Spike Impact on Retirement Plans
We’ve heard the numbers – a lot. Inflation is running at about 7% – the highest rate in 40 years. “Transitory” was the word first used to describe it, but this past November, Fed. Chairman Jerome Powell stated, “I think it’s probably a good time to retire that word.” Look Out! Inflation Spike Spotted! […]
Getting a Grip on Your Retirement Needs
The original Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a useful lens for deciding if early retirement is a means to an end (or simply an escape hatch from stress). At this point, I’ll take all the help I can get to figure this riddle out. The COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, and family illness have made 2020 […]
Finding Contentment When Early Retirement Seems Out of Reach
Over the years my job has fluctuated between periods of slowness and boredom and periods of mass hysteria and weekend-marathon testing calls. Part of what makes the field of software delivery so appealing is the decent pay. But that comes with the trade-off of high stress. Learning how to slow down might be the better […]
Tried and True Advice for Achieving Retirement Sooner
“I can’t retire. Not yet anyhow.” A colleague fast approaching 65 shared that sentiment over beers about a year ago, long before COVID-19 put a happy hour on hold. The notion of being stuck in a cubicle (or, during a pandemic, one’s a home office) at that age got me to focus once again on […]