Last week, I talked about why healthy lifespan matters more than just living longer. But that got me thinking… What if the real problem isn’t how long we live— but when we’re actually able to enjoy it? Because three things determine how good life feels at any moment: Your health Your money Your time And here’s the problem: They peak at completely different times. This is the health, wealth, and time tradeoff most people never think about THE HEALTH CURVE (WHY YOUR BODY PEA

My dad celebrated his 80th birthday a few days ago. Eighty years old is a pretty big milestone, and it got me thinking about something slightly uncomfortable: How many years does he have left? And maybe more importantly… How many do I have left? I know—it’s a morbid thought. But when you have aging parents and a lot of time to think, mortality tends to sneak into your brain whether you invite it or not. That curiosity led me down a rabbit hole researching life expectancy. I w

It’s been roughly four months since I retired and almost six months since my wife did. We often talk about how this was a great choice, but early retirement wasn’t always the plan. As mentioned in my first post , I had doubts we’d be able to retire at all, let alone early. Back in 2006, we weren’t thinking of retirement. We were thinking of starting a family. One day, I was killing time at a Borders Bookstore—remember those?—when I came across a book about how to make money

Before I officially retired, I told friends that I was going to start a blog titled “FIRE before 50.” The number one response I got was people asking if I got fired. They questioned if I was hinting that I got ( wink wink) laid off. It made me chuckle and also realize that not everyone is familiar with FIRE (spelled in all caps). So, I thought I’d share the different types of FIRE retirement today because it is, at the very least, interesting. It’s also somewhat cool to lear