Archive - Finally Time To Live

Is Our FIRE Plan Actually Working?

We're six months into early retirement. How is our financial plan working out so far?

Jun 23 •

Allen Valentine

Overcoming Fear And Placing Bets On The US Stock Market

We love passive total market index funds, but it was a book on value investing that convinced our family to stop stuffing dollars in our mattress and…

Jun 16 •

Allen Valentine

December 2024

Sh*t Just Got Real

The countdown to drawdown is over. My wife and I are *both* retired as of January 2025, and it's time to draw down on our savings.

Dec 4, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

May 2024

How We Make $70K Feel Like $200K

We never felt "rich" in our last few super high earning years because we saved a lot of it. So living on $70K a year in retirement? That's just business…

May 28, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

Personal Finance is NOT a Great Party Topic

I used to suck at party conversations; then I retired early - aaaannd it turns out I'm STILL pretty uninteresting for strangers to talk to

May 18, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

April 2024

2 Years Into Early Retirement, Is Skill Decay Real?

Coming up on 2 years of early retirement, am I still capable of doing my old job? Is all of my knowledge obsolete? Do I even care?

Apr 4, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

March 2024

A Day In The Life of an Early Retiree

I think it might be Wednesday? What do I do on Wednesday?

Mar 27, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

February 2024

Breaking Free From The Golden Handcuffs

Three things that helped me walk away from the cubicle with confidence

Feb 19, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

Confessions of a Cheap Bastard

My evolution from "YOLO" to "frugal" to "cheap". I may have taken this all too far.

Feb 14, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

January 2024

Getting Our Financial House In Order

How we look at retirement and the top changes we've made in the past 2 years

Jan 25, 2024 •

Allen Valentine

November 2023

My Simple 700,000 Step Program to Better Living

15 days hiking the Camino de Santiago, Portuguese Way

Nov 6, 2023 •

Allen Valentine

May 2023

Revenge of a Misfit Toy

Some of us come to the FIRE movement a bit broken

May 6, 2023 •

Allen Valentine

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