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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches The Biggest Little Farm (link). Our friends saw this indie film at a local theater and highly recommended it to us. It documents the journey of a couple as they embark on an ambitious plan to change careers to become farmers. In the process, they … Read more Financial Update – Oct 2019
Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches One of the more well-written and inspiring things I’ve read on the internet in a while from the Dangerz (the former van dwellers turned perpetual sailors). To see the text of their instagram post, you’ll have to scroll to the top of the comments (link). … Read more Financial Update – Sep 2019
Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches MyMoneyBlog on safe withdrawal rates & mortality (link). Seeing that grey “you’re dead” portion of the engaging data plots is pretty startling. GoCurryCracker posted about this some time ago (link). A Reddit user reports that Fidelity has streamlined (i.e. automated) the mega-backdoor Roth (link). This … Read more Financial Update – Aug 2019
Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches I picked up the book Playing with Fire from the library, by Scott Rieckens (creator of the documentary I haven’t seen yet). TLDR: Scott and his wife were making $180k pre-tax in Coronado, CA and spending 99% of it on life (fancy cars, ocean-side apartment, … Read more Financial Update – July 2019
Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches Chernobyl, a new five-episode miniseries by HBO, is fantastic (link). It just surpassed Planet Earth 2 (also highly recommended) as the highest rated TV show of all time on IMDB. You can binge watch for free with a 7-day HBO trial. Thought provoking article from … Read more Financial Update – June 2019
Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches Mr Money Mustache on our constantly running “Purchase Justification Machines” (link). Interesting Bogleheads thread on fun post-retirement “jobs” (link). Interesting Bogleheads thread in which hundreds of individuals share their career path & whether or not they recommend it (link). The thread really illustrates how diverse … Read more Financial Update – May 2019