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An introduction to Fear FIRE

What is fear FIRE? FearFIRE is a type of Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE), first coined here. FearFIRE is having a large enough amount of money to retire early but being too afraid to pull the trigger and retire. It has some things in common with the...

15 ways to save on medical costs

Medical insurance in the United States is a bit of a mess. The costs are high, the choices are overwhelming, the bills require a Ph.D. to decipher, and the fine print and exceptions are plentiful. The good news is that if you can afford medical care in the US, it’s...

How to tackle to-do list overwhelm

I have too much on my to-do list, and it’s overwhelming. I feel this way most days of my life. And one of the most common problems my team would bring to me over the years was they had too much on their to-do list and were overwhelmed. Unfortunately, most type-A and...

The more I have, the less I want

There’s this interesting paradox I’ve slowly come to realize: the more I have, the less I want. I’ve observed this more and more as I’ve gotten older, and it’s one of many things I wish I’d learned and appreciated when I was younger. Realizing this is a part of...

My burn the boats moment

About eighteen months ago, I had a “burn the boats” discussion with a VP in HR about my career goals, or lack thereof. I told her that I didn’t want to advance at the company, that this would be my last corporate job, and that I needed a sabbatical or to move to...

Start less, finish more

I am really good at starting things. I am less good at finishing things. I am a serial starter and a pretty good finisher. I have so many ideas, feel very capable of doing most things, and I like to DIY a lot of things – these three things are the perfect storm of...

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