I am very happy/proud to say that I fulfilled my promise in Let’s Talk About Death, Part 1, and have given my family a password protected copy of my Family Emergency Binder. Being that I am using the binder to let my family know where my money is invested if Continue Reading
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Let’s Talk About Death, Part 1
While it can be an uncomfortable issue to think about, I believe we do those around us a great disservice by not preparing for the inevitable, and preparing sooner rather than later.
Know Thy Benefits
Four places I have found benefits and how I have used them.
When Your Industry Disappears
There is nothing that will make you appreciate the financial independence journey you have been on like your entire industry disappearing. I have mentioned previously that the nature of the theatre industry is feast or famine. You can go from months of grinding out 6-7 day work weeks to having Continue Reading
You Can Do That!?!? Lowering my personal property tax
One thing that has been very interesting about quarantine is it is introducing me to “real” life. I have spent the majority of my adult life touring the nation with Broadway shows, moving to a new city anywhere from every night, to every few weeks, so have not done a Continue Reading
Know Thyself
I was listening to the Afford Anything Podcast recently and in the episode Paula Pant said something to the effect of: This is a self-improvement/mental health/life coaching podcast disguised as a financial podcast. This is truthfully one of my favorite parts about learning more about financial matters and looking to Continue Reading
Quarantine Musings
With COVID and the sheltering in place that I have been doing, along with the loss of my job, I finally have time to not only write another post, but have also been doing a good bit of thinking about the concepts of Financial Independence and finances in general. Below Continue Reading
Day in the Life
It’s very easy to talk about financial independence in big concepts of pursuing happiness, cutting expenses, aggregation of marginal gains, etc., but how do these concepts play out in everyday life? A couple of weeks ago I had a day that I think perfectly sums up this financial independence journey. Continue Reading
Honesty with your Time
One way I notice myself frittering away money is not being honest with myself about the time I have/my priorities. I notice this in the both some of the subscription services I have, as well as some of the possessions I hold onto in my life. The reason I started Continue Reading
Math It Up
During my schooling years math was always one of my least favorite subjects. I did not overly enjoy it and found a lot of it pointless knowing I would never be using the formulas I was learning again in my lifetime. So, it makes it surprising, even to me, that Continue Reading