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Join the Trail

We're building an engaged and growing community of people rethinking the second half of life — work, money, identity, and what it means to build a life that finally feels like your own.

If the essays here have helped you pause, breathe, or see your life with a little more clarity, I'd love for you to stay close as this grows.

It's a personal letter every Sunday morning — on money, meaning, and the courage to build a life that finally feels like your own. Not a broadcast. Not a sales funnel. Just an honest note from someone in the middle of this himself.

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