FIRE October Update

This Month’s Story Progress to Early Retirement: 54.4%Progress to Financial Independence (3/4): 72.6%Progress to Half Annual Spending: 108.8%Percent Home Ownership: … More

The Rise of the Computer: An Engineer’s Perspective on a Xrayvsn Post

This is my reaction to a post on Xrayvsn.com, with permission, sharing my thoughts about his topic from my perspective, that of an engineer.

FIRE September Update

This Month’s Story Progress to Early Retirement: 54.8%Progress to Financial Independence (3/4): 73.1%Progress to Half Annual Spending: 109.6%Percent Home Ownership: … More

FIRE August Update

This Month’s story Progress to Early Retirement: 54.6%Progress to Financial Independence (3/4): 72.8%Progress to Half Annual Spending: 109.3%Percent Home Ownership: … More

FIRE July Update

This is my month in review post with fresh charts. I talk about, oil purchases, running, a delay on our deck, and hint at some money moves that will be detailed in a further post.

FIRE June Update

This is my monthly review of what happened and how our investments did. New Charts help tell the story.

How did I Pick My Retirement Number

Recently I was talking to a buddy of mine about something I was reviewing already, my retirement number. I had a comment that made me question my basic model on taxes, so I decided to enhance it and post here.