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Welcome to my blog! Since 2001 I've written 663 posts about software/personal development, technology, minimalism, FIRE, movies, startups and my life. These span three separate blogs, with all articles linked from here.
This blog Focuses on exploring the intersection of minimalism, mindfulness and technology + my journal.
Minafi Financial indepenence, investing and my journey to retire early (or at least a sabatical from 36-42).
Hardcover Building a social network for readers
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16 January 28, 2019
3 January 21, 2019
The idea of "luck" when it comes to financials is a complicated topic. I do believe it has a role, but it's important to differentiate luck from action.
2 January 14, 2019
6 December 17, 2018
4 November 26, 2018
10 November 19, 2018
2 November 14, 2018
19 November 7, 2018
6 November 5, 2018
8 October 29, 2018
8 October 22, 2018
13 October 15, 2018
2 October 8, 2018
28 October 1, 2018
4 September 24, 2018
10 September 17, 2018
I'm always interested to hear how other people are minimizing their tax liability after retirement. Here is my personal strategy that we'll be using to reduce our taxes to nearly zero when we stop working. This approach sounds unrealistic, but you might be able to hit $0 in taxes too!
24 September 3, 2018
16 August 13, 2018
For the first time in our lives, we traveled with a guide and a schedule to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The cost of this trip? Around $15,000 for 2 weeks. It was an absolutely amazing trip filled with friends, memories and as much delicious food as we could stomach.
22 August 6, 2018
10 July 23, 2018
3 July 2, 2018
17 June 25, 2018