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Join the Trail

A growing community of readers rethinking work, money, and the second half of life. Every subscriber is a Desert FI Insider, and it’s free.

What Insiders receive:

  • Weekend Reflections. A personal letter every Sunday morning, with a recap of the week’s post, what other readers said about it, stories you won’t find in the posts, and a preview of what’s coming.

  • An Insider-only reflection question each week. One question to carry into your week.

  • Free tools. The FINE Calculator, the Well-Timed Exit Checklist, the Culebra Reflection Guide, and The Bag, a first-paycheck budget planner for your Gen Z graduate, with more on the way.

One more thing. If something here has helped you see your life more clearly, there’s a good chance someone in your world needs it too. Forwarding an essay, or this page, to a friend is one of the simplest ways to help someone find a life beyond living for work alone.

Thanks for walking the trail with us.

Your fellow traveler,

🌵 Desert FI