December 2019 – Detailed Financial Report #60 – Net Worth $1,670,321 | Income $89,407
Bye, Bye 2019 – you were awesome! This month marks exactly five years of detailed financial reports. It doesn’t seem possible that five years have already passed. It feels like just yesterday when I made the decision to share the intimate details of my financial life. I had three primary drivers for making the decision […]
Chasing FIRE Interview #11 – Brent from IQ Calculators
Today we continue our Chasing Fire interview series (<- click the link to see all interviews in this series). I have always enjoyed reading and listening to interviews to learn how people got to where they are, so as to learn from the successes and failures of others. Each individual’s story and path is unique, and we can certainly […]
FIRE Starter – More Wealth & Better Health: Why You Should Change Default Settings
You can find all of Zach’s previous posts here. Today, Zach discusses the powerful effect of our default settings and how you can leverage this power to your advantage. It’s amazing what a minor tweak like this can do for you. It’s like the ole slogan from the infomercial trying to sell you the rotisserie […]
November 2019 – Detailed Financial Report #59 – Net Worth $1,374,308 | Income $97,712
Zoom! Did you hear that? That was the sound of November flying by. I’m writing this after returning from a long Thanksgiving weekend at the lake filled with lots of food, family, and fun. It was baby GYFG’s first time out at the lake but it won’t be his last. Mrs. GYFG’s parents have a […]
GYFG Household Income Grows From $101,336 to $1,050,000 in 12 Years
I wrote myself a letter back in October of 2012 wherein I set out a vision for my life 10 years into the future. I can’t believe it has already been seven years since writing that letter (2.5 years since I shared it here on the blog). Many of the things I envisioned accomplishing have […]