Losing Your Savings

The worst point to retire is before a stock market crash. Ok, things are different for me. I'm young enough to start working again if I want, and my wife still has a job that pays…

Still Not Working

After watching Twilio stick crash from over $450 to under $125 in less than a year, I am still not thinking about going back to work. Go to a good college, get a good job, and…

I Don’t Understand The Stock Market: Indexes

People say that this is a shift from growth to value that will continue throughout the year. Investors are selling their high flyers and trying to go somewhere safe. Some tech stocks have dropped 20%+, while…

FIRE Drawdown Plan

Most people don't think about their retirement at all. A smaller portion contributes to a small portion to their 401K and assumes they'll figure it out when they get old enough. But almost no one thinks…

Retirement Update: February 2021

I will turn 39 in April, and I have been retired for almost 9 months now. All thanks to Top Gun and Office Space. How's Retired Life? That's the question I get most often. I feel…

Family HQ 2 – The Beginning

I want to find somewhere I feel at home, I haven't found it yet. My wife and I moved to Colorado 14 years ago on a whim. I had lived in Illinois for basically my entire…