A couple of weeks ago, an RV carrying a large cargo of model rockets burst into flames during my evening commute, causing traffic to grind to a halt during rush hour.  Fortunately, no one was hurt; emergency personnel managed to save the driver of the RV before the fire completely engulfed the vehicle, and police […]

So much of what we read on the subject of investing and financial independence is about money. How to get more of it, how to keep it growing, how to avoid losing it, how to optimize every decision and growth hack every side hustle so you end up with the biggest pot of it at […]

Weird title for a post on a finance blog about financial independence. I thought this entire thing was about how we should all accumulate a massive pile of money so we can never worry about anything ever again. Go happily off into the sunset leaving concerns behind us forever. Wrong. But wrong in a nuanced […]

“What will you eat out there? Is there any food? Do they have GrubHub? Do you just hunt?” – actual quote from a friend in San Francisco when we told them about our move back to my hometown of Kansas City. As it turns out, there is food in Kansas City. A large amount of great food offered […]

Money can be a complex and daunting topic. But our goals here are simple. Difficult, but simple. Our first is the most basic. Achieve financial independence by the time our daughter turns 3. She was born in 2015, which means our target date is a little under 2 years from now. That’s goal number 1: Achieve […]

We’re going to be writing about money, life, and how those two things are intimately intertwined. We’ll take an occasional detour to talk about philosophy, economics, business and maybe even a little law from Mrs. Grizzly. But we’re going to focus on cold hard cash and the chains or freedom that come along with it. […]