I ran into a friend this week that I hadn't seen in many moons and he asked how the FIRE thing was going? At first I thought he was asking about our local FIRE club and I said it's sort of on ice at the moment. But then he clarified his question, "No, how is … Continue reading Moving Goalposts

May 1st brought along a 2.71% cost of living salary increase. I decided to round up and increase my 401k before tax deferral from 20% to 25%. Yay for less take home pay. This means I'll be cash flow negative for a few months but the upside is that I'll hit the $19,500 401k deferral … Continue reading 2021 Savings Goals

Welcome to yet another personal finance blog. A few years ago I attempted to start a local FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) club. A google group was created, some meetings were held and presentations were given. Then the pandemic hit. Social anxiety and zoom fatigue set it. A pause button was pushed. But the expense, … Continue reading Hello World!