This FI life is tough, what with all the having to choose between this fun activity and that. For the last several weeks we have again been ensconced in Shamba, my in-laws’ Lake Michigan beach house which they so graciously let us use. Traditionally we do this in July, when the weather is warm and… [Continue Reading]
Sell! Sell!! Sell!!! Sell?
Based on some of the recent questions/comments here on the blog, it seems folks are getting ready to. I routinely get questions like “I have a lump sum to invest, but this market looks to me like it is about to crash. Should I wait?” Typically, I trot out my standard lecture about how market… [Continue Reading]
Vicki comes to Chautauqua: United Kingdom
Here’s some awesome Chautauqua UK news: Vicki Robin, the author of… …one of the key books that got this whole FI movement, well, moving will be joining us this August as a speaker at Chautauqua: United Kingdom and hanging out for the week! On the off chance you don’t know, Your Money or Your Life is a classic. It… [Continue Reading]
Chautauqua – Ecuador 2017 open for reservations
Mi lindo Ecuador Please Note: January 15 — Week 1 of Chautauqua Ecuador has already sold out. There are still openings for Week 2 and we have a couple left for: Chautauqua – United Kingdom: August 2017 OK, back the post…. This was starting to get hard. 2017 is the fifth year we’ve been doing… [Continue Reading]
Chautauqua – United Kingdom: August 2017
Our venue for Chautauqua 2017 – United Kingdom Some will surely claim, me being an old English Major and all, that it was inevitable. That a Chautauqua was destined at some point to find its way to Stratford-upon-Avon, the 16th century birthplace of William Shakespeare. You know, that guy who wrote some plays a few… [Continue Reading]
Season’s Greetings and other cool stuff
“A Happy Christmas” Bizarre Victorian Christmas Cards Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season… By Malachi Rempen, Itchy Feet and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2017! With thanks from our friends at RockStar Finance, a cool old song updated and made cooler for us weird FI types: Santa Baby for Savers The very cool message… [Continue Reading]
Angel Investing, or Angel Philanthropy?
If you are reading this blog there is a very good chance you are rich. Or well on your way to becoming rich. Or you may be closer to your starting point and being rich still seems a distant, maybe even improbable, destination. Or you may only stop here briefly before moving on never to… [Continue Reading]
Mr. Bogle and me
Jack Bogle, Fiscal Saint Back in November, Mrs. jlcollinsnh and I had packed our bags and were preparing to leave our hotel to catch our return flight to Quito for our annual Chautauquas. We’d spent the week in the little fishing village of San Clemente on the Ecuadorian coast relaxing and catching up with friends I’d… [Continue Reading]
Where did you learn about money?
One of the resident llamas trimming the grass on the grounds of Hacienda Cusin Photo by Danielle Duong Greetings from Ecuador! I’m here deep into the second of our back-to-back Chautauquas 2016. As always, a great time that has me rarely coming up for air. There is nothing quite as satisfying as becoming utterly exhausted… [Continue Reading]
Buy Your Freedom; Rent the Rest
Stan: How did you get JL Collins to post on your blog, like did you relentless email him or something? FIRECracker: Nope, he contacted us and told us he liked our blog. You can imagine our surprise. It was a little bit like Michael Jordan coming over and saying “Hey, you’re pretty good!” jlcollinsnh:… [Continue Reading]
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