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Thoughts on reinvention, clarity, work, money, and the quiet decisions that shape a life. New essays each week as we explore what it means to build a life with intention.
The Joy of Giving: How to Share Your Time, Talent, and Treasure Wisely
In 2009, my father-in-law’s cancer diagnosis, a struggling preschooler, and the Great Recession hit our family all at once, and four couples from our Life Group carried our pack. Almost two decades later, I can’t remember much of what they said, but I remember that we weren’t walking the trail alone. Here’s how to share your time, talent, and treasure wisely, from small acts of service to donor-advised funds and the 2026 tax changes.
The Financial Conversations Most People Avoid
My parents sat me down in their formal living room, coffee in china cups, Scotch shortbread on the plate, more uncomfortable than I had ever seen them. What they had to say was smaller than I feared, and far more revealing. It was the moment I understood that the financial conversations most people avoid are not just nice to have. They are often the difference between knowing what to do and being caught completely unprepared. This post is about finding the people who will walk that trail with you.
Taste It Before You Can Afford It
At twenty-six, we ate baguettes on the steps of Montmartre and dreamed of a life we could not yet afford. It turned out that was not a distraction from building toward that life. It was the foundation of it. Most people in the FI community know how to get there. Very few have been specific enough about what they are building toward. This post is about that question.
You Can Look Wealthy or Build Wealth. Pick One.
At sixteen I drove a $500 Gran Torino and revved the engine at stoplights hoping someone would notice. Nobody did. Most of us are still doing a version of this today. The car is nicer. The stakes are higher. And the cost is bigger than we realize.