I LOVE mini-retirements. As many of you know, my family and I are on a 17-month mini-retirement in Ecuador as I write this. Mini-retirements, whether it’s a month or more than a year, allow you to reap the benefits of a traditional retirement lifestyle without waiting until the end of your life to enjoy it. So, [Continue Reading]
Simplicity: An Uncommon Path to Freedom
On July 4, 1845, an eccentric and unconventional 27-year-old began a two-year experiment in simplicity. The man’s name was Henry David Thoreau, and the location of his experiment was on the shore of Walden Pond outside of Concord, Massachusetts. On a 14 acre parcel of land owned by his friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoreau built [Continue Reading]
Mini-Retirement: How to Retire Before You’re Ready
When will you retire or reach financial independence? I think most of us would be happy retiring (or having the option) sooner rather than later. The problem, of course, is that even with acceleration strategies it takes time to accumulate enough savings to support ourselves without having to work. Fortunately, there is another way to view [Continue Reading]