Who is Your Guru?
If I had to rate my financial performance across my considerable span of years lived, I would, so modestly, give myself an A. Realizing of course that it’s not that different from high school where I...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye
Have you ever been part of a group where you did not know anyone? Maybe a tour group in another country or a project team at work or in a volunteer organization? One of the ways facilitators try to...
View ArticleA Six Hundred Dollar Meeting
I spent six hundred and forty-three dollars over the last two days for a one hour and ten minute meeting. What’s more, I could have had the same meeting over Zoom and not spent even a single dollar....
View ArticleHow Much Money?
I was listening to Wes Moss on his podcast yesterday. He was reviewing a survey of retirees who claim to be the happiest and he made a statement that I found surprising. According to the survey...
View ArticleThere Are No Cool Kids
When I was a grade school kid I judged my worth based on how good I was in sports and how fast I could run, and that led to me feeling quite mediocre about myself. I was either the slowest or next to...
View ArticleWhat is Financial Freedom
We often hear financial independence described as financial freedom. But freedom from what? You might think that’s too obvious to bother addressing, but I think it is much more complex than it sounds....
View ArticleShe’s Gone
I’m an old guy. At 67 I expect to lose friends. In fact when I scan the obituaries in the local (digital) newspaper half the people listed are younger than me. That’s sobering, and when you get to my...
View Article2023
I haven’t posted anything on this site in quite awhile. My volunteer work consumed a lot of my free time last year and I think that’s why I was not motivated to write.But it really was a monumental...
View ArticleA Week in the Woods
How long has it been since you’ve been totally alone for a day. How about for a week? For me it has been a very long time. I’ve been married for decades and we are generally together much of every...
View ArticleSixteen Hours
I get approached occasionally by financial advisors who are fishing for new clients. I am always polite and I’ll do lunch or have a coffee with them, but I always tell them up front that I’m not a...
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