Saving Is a Simple Process

If you can’t go forward, go left

This week’s post will be an easy read. I am going to direct you to another blog that has a pretty cool savings/retirement calculator guide that works and is very accurate.
I’m throwing in the towel on the topic of FIRE because it’s covered so well by 1300+ other bloggers and the value that I add applies to a very small circle of influence. The 2nd-gen FIRE boys are well on their way, so keep your expense tracking and net worth sheets updated. Your efforts and diligence will pay you back, well before the 20 or so years that it took me. Continue reading “Saving Is a Simple Process”

7 Easy Steps To Move Your Comfort Zone

Often times you might find yourself sitting in traffic on the highway stopped, just stopped, on the road that should be flowing steadily at 60+ mph. The stop-and-go process ensues. A few miles into it, the brake & gas foot/ankle exercise, you come upon what it might be. Usually, it’s the aftermath of a fender bender that has moved to the side of the road or a trooper with lights flashing giving a driver a “safety citation” to redeem in court at a future time. After that, things open up and traffic flows as usual. For me, as I mash down on the gas pedal and let all eight cylinders light up, and let the Challenger run free for a bit, I wonder why the hell people have to slow down and “rubberneck” the scene when in fact there is nothing left to see. A few events are happening in some linear order that created this mess in the first place. Continue reading “7 Easy Steps To Move Your Comfort Zone”