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Retirement

The ultimate collection of articles designed to motivate you to begin your early retirement journey today! Topics combine a mix of personal finance and a heavy dose of lifestyle wisdom. Check out articles on Semi-Retirement, How to build a million dollar net worth in a single decade, and also learn about the pitfalls to avoid in retirement, like boredom. Set your goals and retire early!

How Inflation Affects Your Retirement Savings

August 12, 2019 by Cubert

hot air balloon inflating

Today's post is inspired by blogger SteveArk, who wrote up a nice piece about how inflation *does* affect retirement investments. You need to figure this inflation beast out since a dollar today is not going to buy as much tomorrow...The best example you've heard as a kid came from your grandparents. You'll constantly hear Grandpa quote prices from 1957: "Back in my day, a … [Read more...] about How Inflation Affects Your Retirement Savings

Early Retirement Blogger Transparency (Cubert’s Story)

June 7, 2019 by Cubert

financial transparency

Early Retirement Blogger Transparency: On occasion, I scrounge five minutes from life to read other blogs. It's not easy to keep up with the blogging Joneses, not when you work full time and have a family to pay attention to.But I will, at a minimum, scan my Feedly a few times a week. And I'll often find interesting nuggets from blogging friends, as well as giants in the … [Read more...] about Early Retirement Blogger Transparency (Cubert’s Story)

Starting a Business After Retirement

May 31, 2019 by Cubert

tap room

Early retirement is now within reach. In less than a year I could pull the plug. But I need something to occupy my brain and keep productive. Is starting a business after retirement a good idea?I've got the raw materials to do something meaningful with all that freed-up time. The question is, what kind of business would I find low stress, fulfilling, and … [Read more...] about Starting a Business After Retirement

How to Avoid the Biggest Retirement Mistakes

April 28, 2019 by Cubert

Cornhole

Today's post just scratches the surface of a very broad and deep topic "How to Avoid the Biggest Retirement Mistakes". A bunch of earlier posts I've fired off into the ethos of FIRE pantheon with a handful of views point to boredom in retirement, living without a purpose, and owning a BMW.All are equally fraught with risk. (Especially if said BMW is metallic blue, and … [Read more...] about How to Avoid the Biggest Retirement Mistakes

How Getting Promoted Complicates Early Retirement Plans

February 18, 2019 by Cubert

long path to getting a promotion

And so, it happened. Finally. Got a promotion. Yippee!! I am stoked. It feels good to be appreciated and acknowledged for all the hard work and persistence. Ironically, I fear that getting promoted complicates my early retirement plans.Sure, this promotion took longer than I'd have liked. I could've reached this level back in 2015, but I turned it down twice back then … [Read more...] about How Getting Promoted Complicates Early Retirement Plans

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CubertAre you tired of the daily cubicle grind? Does retirement seem so far off into the future that you feel trapped? If so, you’ve come to the right place.

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