Today I interview FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement pioneer, Sam Dogen on his journey to financial independence. I've known Sam for decades and wanted to share his unique and fascinating story with you. Sam attended The College of William & Mary for undergrad (1999), got his MBA from UC Berkeley (2006), and worked at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse … [Read more...]
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When It’s Okay To Stop Helping Someone
Today, I'm throwing together some personal thoughts on when it's okay to stop helping someone. I'm in a dark place tonight and am giving myself permission to let go. I need to focus on me and heal. Long story short, I got into another completely unnecessary, but nonetheless very real and unpleasant fight with my mother today. She's been verbally abusive to me for over a year … [Read more...]
Another Chance To Improve
The new year snuck up on me. I totally forgot it was New Year's Eve until 10pm on the 31st. And now here I am 30 minutes into 2024 scrambling to throw together my list of goals for the new year. I've been compiling a list of them on my phone over the past couple weeks. But am only just now sitting down to formalize my thoughts. I've been largely preoccupied with copyediting … [Read more...]
What Are The Chances?! 2023 Year In Review
The year is quickly coming to a close and I'm almost out of time to do a recap. I've done one every year since I started blogging, so I'm keeping the tradition going. Here's my whirlwind of a 2023 year in review, highlighting the goals I set in my "every day is the best day" post and a short summary of how I actually did. Overall, the theme of the year felt like - What are the … [Read more...]
Why It’s Harder To Work For Yourself Than Someone Else
Are you dreaming about leaving a traditional job to work for yourself? Some people excel at self-employed entrepreneurship. They inspire us and make it look so easy. Yet others quickly crash and burn even with great ideas and the best intentions. Let’s find out why it’s harder to work for yourself than someone else sometimes. As alluring as breaking away from the traditional … [Read more...]