I’m pretty sure that I have an unhealthy obsession with money. You probably do too. This obsession snuck up on me disguised as a goal to get my financial shit together. A wolf in sheep’s clothing.
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Writing My Obituary Brought Financial Perspective (And Dad Jokes. Lots of Dad Jokes)
Despite the title of this post, this isn’t a heavy or depressing post. A few weeks ago I walked into work and got some sobering news that a co-worker had unexpectedly passed away over the weekend. She was young (early 30’s) and seemingly healthy. Her passing was a total shock to everyone, and it has scared the hell out of me. Inevitably I thought about my own mortality.
I thought about how my obituary would read if I was the one that had unexpectedly died. Wrapping up someone’s life into a few lines of text always saddens me, but this time it got me thinking about how I’d like my obituary to read.
I hope* it goes something like this …
Living on Minimum Wage
Living on minimum wage. It’s something many have had to do, especially when we were young. Maybe you had a minimum wage job when you were living at home with your parents or as you were working through school. Or maybe you are living on minimum wage right now. Depending on where you’re at in your life, minimum wage can be a right of passage or a serious threat to your financial health.
Travel Hacking Our Hawaii Family Vacation
Travel hacking our Hawaii family vacation seemed daunting when I first started planning this trip. But it wasn’t too hard at all and now that I’ve returned I’ve got to be honest, it sucks to be back.
I don’t like the dreary Pacific Northwest this time of year. Kurt Cobain once sang “in the sun I feel as one.“ He was from an especially dreary little town in the PNW and I’m pretty sure the lack of literal sunshine in his life influenced that line in. But I digress.
Back to the sun. I love it! And do you know what I like even more? Traveling to a sunny place like Hawaii thanks to the magic of travel hacking. My wife and I are already scheming on how we can get back for a much longer stay.
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How To Double Your Next Raise At Work
Want to get a bigger raise at work? Ever since I started pursuing FIRE I’ve done one little thing that’s helped me to effectively DOUBLE the raise I get each year.
Law of the Harvest
The Law of the Harvest has biblical implications, but for the non-religious among us there are some parallels we can draw that will also help us set and achieve our financial goals. In my quick’ish style, allow me to do just that.