Back in November of 2017, a tired, burned out version of myself was pushed past his breaking point. After months of mandatory unpaid overtime, morning self pep-talks, stress-eating, and yelling at coworkers, the old Joel finally had enough. He walked up to his boss, and with a surprising, zen-like calm, gave his two weeks notice. … Continue reading FI Without RE
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So Much Time & So Little To Do!
Wait a minute. Strike that – reverse it! I know, I know, I haven’t updated this blog in months. What gives?! If things get any more sporadic around here I’ll be on the Miss Mazuma publishing schedule! 😉 Maybe I should adopt the slogan of Wait, Buy Why and claim that I’ll have “new posts every sometimes”? But … Continue reading So Much Time & So Little To Do!
Reaching for the Moon(shot)!
This week, I’m thrilled to be featured on Coryn Quester’s “Discover What’s Possible” Podcast! In the interview, we talk about everything from the ‘Why’ of FI, Â to the most challenging aspects of financial independence for those just starting out. But one of the more interesting questions she posed really got me thinking. ‘What’s your Moonshot?’ … Continue reading Reaching for the Moon(shot)!
Early Retirement Fun!
It’s been 250 days since I quit my stressful job in software engineering to dip my toes in the early retirement waters, so I wanted to give you an update on post-retirement life. First, some big news: I was one of the winners of the FinCon scholarship program this year! If you’re going to be at … Continue reading Early Retirement Fun!
FI is Hard
A common theme here in the financial independence community is simplicity. Mr. Money Mustache has his classic “Simple Math of Early Retirement” post, which took the FIRE world by storm. Jim Collins wrote “The Simple Path to Wealth”, which has become the de-facto starter kit for people looking to begin their own journey to FI. The … Continue reading FI is Hard