Welcome to Dad is Fire. Usually, the about me section of a blog is to tell you who I am and to talk about myself. This blog isn’t so much about who I am, as it is what I am. So what am I? I am someone who was raised by a dad who treated…
This was originally published 10/12/2021. Last month, I wrote that we were almost ready to retire. In the next week, I plan to formally announce my retirement to my employer. I have started to tell a few close people at work. The reactions are consistent. Let’s just say there won’t be a retirement party. Yesterday,…
A few week’s back I mentioned that I was just about to announce my retirement. I have since given my notice at work. After 22 years in Financial Services, one year as a mortgage broker, and one year as a technical writer the end is in sight. This upcoming Friday is my last day. I’ve…
This blog is about Financial Independence Retire Early. It’s also about trying to be a good dad. The best way to be a good dad is to be present. To care. To be a good role model. This video by Steve Burns of Blues Clues sums these traits up. I don’t have much more editorial…
We are almost ready to retire early. We have Financial Independence. My wife is a stay at home mom with our three kids. We have assets. We just haven’t figure out what to do next. The friends that are aware that we will retire soon ask me what they think to be a hard question….
Oh no, not another fake guru talking about FIRE. I have never really paid attention to all the websites and YouTube videos around Financial Independence Retire Early. This journey is one I started before most people were regulars on the internet. Before Google. Before YouTube. I’m only 42. I never researched FIRE on the internet…
Do you wonder how to retire early? Twenty years ago i asked the COO of the large company that I worked at what book I should read. He said “7 Habits of Highly Effective People“. He even gave me a copy. Several days later I went to read it. I opened it to the table…
There are many paths to FIRE. I was just reading a blog called A Purple Life. In mostly her words with slight editing by me: “She developed a plan to retire in 10 years at 35. With the help of decreased spending, increased wages, and geoarbitrage she reached her goal in half the time and retired…
Satisfice is such a great word. I had never heard of satisfice until I was studying for the Chartered Financial Analyst (aka CFA). Satisfice is about “good enough” and not needing more. Satisfice is a great word in finance, and even better word for the real life. Are you a maximizer vs satisficer? If you…