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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.
How to Find Your Next Endeavor
Last week I waded through a red-rock canyon in Glacier's Canadian twin with the people I love most. This week I am at 31,000 feet over Kansas, racing the other direction. Here is the framework I am building toward, and the five paths worth exploring before you leave full-time work.
The Seven Signs You're Ready for a Next Endeavor
After years of following the same personal finance philosophy, I was getting bored. Then a Saturday morning podcast introduced me to a then-foreign language: tax credits, Roth conversions, higher savings rates, and something called FIRE. A whole new world was opening to me. But the concept I couldn't find anywhere was the one I actually needed: how do you retire earlier, at a comfortable spending level, but continue to serve others and do work that genuinely matters? This post is about that question, and the seven signs that tell you whether you're ready to answer it.
The Gilded Cage
Most people in the FI community talk about the cage only after they’ve escaped it. This is what it feels like from the inside — the residue that follows you home, the one‑more‑year loop, and the door that cracks open one good decision at a time.
How FI Led Me to FINE: A New Way to Think About the Second Half of Life
For years, I chased FI as an escape plan—freedom from work, stress, and the version of myself I didn’t want to be anymore. But somewhere along the way, the pursuit of independence led me somewhere unexpected: toward work I actually enjoy, a life that feels lighter, and a new idea I now call FINE. This is the story of how FI opened a door I didn’t know I needed.