You are, at this exact moment, likely, categorically convinced that you are observing an authentic image of the world directly in front of your very eyes and no one can tell you differently. Despite these extremely crisp and vivid depictions, the unnerving reality is that your objective ability to detect changes and to truly “see” …
THE TOTAL BLACKOUT PROJECT – A MONTH WITHOUT A SCREEN: INTO THE AETHER While you are keenly aware of the fact that much of your waking life is spent engaging with technology in some fashion, you’ve never had the inclination, or even the wherewithal, to actually track it. This is likely a function of the …
THE SPLENDID SUBLIMITY OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM – PART 2 You have finally made it – you are financially free! This is the day you’ve dreamt about and imagined for years, perhaps even decades. All of your diligence, persistent planning and audacious saving have come to fruition. Today marks the culmination, nay, the zenith, of an …
A Chance Meeting There is no privacy at the San Diego International Comic-Con. However, you think you may have found a place, tucked back here where no one is looking and blocked by the backs of author signing booths. The scenic view of the harbor is a small amelioration for your muddled, cobwebbed head – …
THE SPLENDID SUBLIMITY OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM – PART 1 You have finally made it – you are financially free! This is the day you’ve dreamt about and imagined for years, perhaps even decades. All of your diligence, persistent planning and audacious saving have come to fruition. Today marks the culmination, nay, the zenith, of an …
You’re bleary-eyed, weary and it’s 6am on Monday morning. You are precariously perched atop a befouled toilet seat at the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. You are attempting to breathe through your mouth lest you asphyxiate on the rank miasma of flatulence that masquerades as air in here. Your expensive designer shoes are slowly, sadly yielding …
In conversation with self-styled “FIRE aethernaut,” Mr. Fate on the launch of FatesOnFire.com, a personal finance project focused on “eschewing mundanity and exploring the magic of financial independence.” WHAT, EXACTLY, IS FATES ON FIRE? Fates on Fire is a unique financial independence and early retirement (FIRE) project that attempts to address the topic from a …