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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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Your FIRE number is often calculated by multiplying your expenses by 25. That's the amount of after-tax money you need. But how much extra do you need in taxes?
April 18, 2021
September 21, 2020
Favorites include Recursion, Circe, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Understanding Comics.
January 20, 2020
September 23, 2019
One of my 4 pillars of investing is understanding diversification and the role it plays in asset allocation. This post explores this fundamental concept – interactively!
September 2, 2019
What are the 118 topics that everyone learning about FIRE should know about? These are the subjects that stand out as the most important from my experience.
July 29, 2019
April 29, 2019
September 24, 2018
June 25, 2018
The salary difference between men and women has been studied in many different times in many different fields. In each study, the raw findings are the same - women make less than men. Does this trend hold true for the personal finance community and it's readers?
April 30, 2018
A method to help you estimate how much money you need to retire early and be financially independence while achieving everything on your bucket list.
December 5, 2017
Analysis of 10k people pursuing financial independence shows most millennials could retire by 40. Here's what they'll need to do to make it happen.
November 6, 2017
September 5, 2017