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031 | The Importance of Having a Written Investment Plan
After the 2008 crash, I panicked, hired a terrible advisor, then froze in cash. My biggest financial mistake, and a…
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030 | Retirement Danger Zone: Sequence of Returns Risk Explained
WHEN the market drops matters far more than IF it drops. Here’s why the first years of retirement are the…
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029 | CampFI Experience: Texas 2026
Four days, 60 FIRE campers, one reluctant Mrs. FI. By the end of CampFI Texas, she wanted FI girl and…
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028 | Expense Tracking is Critical for FIRE
We started tracking every dollar and found not only that our biggest expense wasn’t what we guessed, but that it…
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027 | The Importance of Listening
I started writing a post about listening. Then I asked Mrs. FI if I actually do it. Ouch. Why listening…
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026 | Is “VTI and Chill” Still a Sound Strategy? (Part 2 of 2)
Part 1’s concerns are valid: high valuation community overconfidence, and dot-com parallels. So what’s the answer – abandon “VTI and…
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025 | Is “VTI and Chill” Still a Sound Strategy? (Part 1 of 2)
A favorite motto of the FIRE community re-examined. Are limited experience, high market valuations, and dot-com bubble parallels causes for…
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024 | Wealth Is About More Time, Not More Stuff
True wealth isn’t more stuff. It’s complete say over your hours. Discover how time freedom creates spontaneous family moments, builds…