Month: October 2021

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Psychology

Concentration: A Haunting Risk to Your Life’s Investment

Dependency through lack of diversification might be spooky in life beyond just your financial investments!

If standard personal finance advice is to diversify your investments, might we apply the same reasoning to our most concentrated relationship investment?

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Psychology

The Social Index Fund (a Moat To Protect and Grow Your FIRE)

A tribe? A group? Your people? A "social index fund" might be exactly what you need to have a sustainable path from financial independence to early retirement!

FIRE can create a hole in the fortress of your life’s social structure that, left untouched, might be your downfall. The solution? A “social index fund”!

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Psychology

Is Financial Independence Just Escapism? (2 Types of Freedom)

Something freedom offers: the ability to be inspired. Autumn called me to Appalachia for color, respite, and biking. So I went.

Is FIRE really just a way to escape the challenge and repetition of modern working life? Sure, it frees you from what you hate—but I think there’s more.

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Meta

Losing $60K from Grand Canyon to Griffith (Sep. 2021 Update)

Overlooking Sedona from the Scheurman Trail. We packed a lot of hikes in the month.

We made it back from our longest trip of the year and invested over $10K. Details below! In honor of our troops, we take a look at charities supporting veterans.