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41 Intriguing Quotes about Family, Endgame & The Little Girl Who Wouldn’t Listen from Pathfinders
This is the third and final post of “intriguing quotes” since the October 31st launch of… Pathfinders It has been two years in the making…
Your Money and Your Health
Parker Hewes, author of Lifelong Youth, shares the 8 health behaviors that are essential for longterm health and wellbeing! Read more → The pos…
The Arizona Experiment!
The thing that drew me to early retirement is freedom, and that’s still the best part of it. Back in 2005, the primary reason for this freedom-…
24 Intriguing Quotes from Pathfinders
Halloween has been my favorite holiday since I was old enough to trick-or-treat. But none has been as special as this October 31, 2023. This i…
Inside Pathfinders’ Letter to Contributors
It is always fun to peek behind the curtain, to have backstage passes if you will, to some cool process or event. Hasan Minhaj, who wrote the forewor…
What to Do About These High Interest Rates
Whoa, have you seen what just happened to interest rates!? Suddenly, after at least fourteen years of our financial world being mostly the same, some…
Reader Case Study: Ex-Pats in Hanoi, Vietnam
Laura and her husband Ethan are from Philadelphia, PA, but have been living in Hanoi, Vietnam for the past two years. Ethan teaches English literatur…
The Comfort Crisis
As with many things in life these days, it all started with an episode of the Peter Attia podcast. In this edition, our nation’s most Badass Doctor w…
The Tail of Gigi The Dog
A question I’ve been getting a lot lately: “What happened to your dog???” I get this question via email, through blog comments, on …
Report: Average Monthly Social Security Benefit by Age
Social Security is a hot button issue today for many reasons. Aside from whether it will still be here when you reach retirement age, many Americans …
How to Build a Kitchen (and Why)
Well, looks like it has happened again. Since the last time we spoke, I got sucked into building my 17th(?) kitchen, and I have finally emerged…
The California Effect
One of the reasons I don’t write as often these days is that my life has gradually evolved into a Personal Finance Bubble. The people around me…
A man of no ambition
A memory came to me this morning while I was walking the dog, a memory of those days when I was fresh out of college and just beginning to work for m…
Lessons From the Badass Muscular Neurobiologist
Have you ever noticed that as a whole, our society has its daily habits almost completely backwards? We’re generally so “busy” that we don’t have tim…
Why I bought a NEW car
I am 53 years old. Never in my life have I allowed myself to buy a car I truly love...until now. This is the story of how I allowed myself to make a …
How self-centered shopping has made me happier with the things I buy
I've changed the way I shop over the past few years. And although the shift has been subtle, I've found that I'm much happier with the things I buy. …
It’s Get Smart With Money Day!
Let’s jump right to the real news here: Now for the real story behind this weird situation. Why did I agree to this? Aren’t I supposed to be retired?…
Why You’ll Probably Never Run Out Of Money
As strange as it may sound, earning financial freedom is a lot easier for certain people than claiming that freedom once they have earned it. And if …
The Difference Between a Hard Inquiry and a Soft Inquiry on Your Credit Report
The beautiful thing about having a good credit score is that it allows you greater flexibility to finance many of the things you want and need. If yo…
Fifth (and Final) Annual Update
It's been five years since I left my full-time job so here's my fifth (and final) annual update on post-FI life! Read more → The post Fifth (an…