How the End Began
Tractors and How the End Began I want to share with you the beginning of the end. This is the tractor letter; how the end began. The intention was to set a boundary, to discover myself. She responded with […]
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SEPP 72(t) in Early Retirement
Planning for a SEPP 72(t) and FIRE Learning about a SEPP 72(t) is a rite of passage on the journey to FIRE. Do you need a SEPP 72(t)? How can you model one? Or, wait, should I build a 5-year […]
What is the Safe Withdrawal Rate for a Early Retirement?
Safe Withdrawal Rate Early Retirement Early retirement requires a lower Safe Withdrawal Rate. Not only is the future uncertain but there is also a longer future when you retire early! Also, it is more difficult to study the Safe Withdrawal […]
What does the 4% Rule look like in action?
The 4% Safe Withdrawal Rate in Action The 4% Safe Withdrawal Rate is back-of-the-envelope retirement planning. It is heavily talked about (and unnecessarily debated), so let’s see what it actually looks like in action! The 4% Basics Assume you […]
Using a Margin Loan to Purchase Your Home
Using a Margin Loan to Purchase Your Home In early retirement, you may not qualify for a traditional mortgage based on a lack of W2 income. What about using a margin loan from your equities to purchase your home? […]
Early Retirement Plans for Physicians
Physician Early Retirement Plans Physician early retirement is not a novel idea, but perhaps one that now has a more developed framework. It is an idea whose time has come: take back the keys to your j.o.b. and work […]
Friendship- How Can We Meet to Support One Another?
How can we meet to support one another? All you love, if you let it go, it will return. That is like friendship when true and honest. What is the value of friendship? And how can we meet to […]
Teach Children Hope
Teaching Children About Hope Hope can and should be taught to our children. While temperaments such as optimism or pessimism may be less malleable, hope is learned. Children will take certain actions as they hope for a good […]
What is worth wanting in life?
What is worth wanting in life and the Iron Triangle of Trade-offs When we ask what is worth wanting in life, it might be a combination of happy and healthy. The villain in happily ever after are the tradeoffs you […]
