LOADED LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN: CELEBRATING FATES ON FIRE’S REFERENCES (THUS FAR)

Loaded Like a Freight Train! Mr. Fate takes pause to both acknowledge and celebrate all of the musical and literary references after nearly 8 months of blogging. While the time has past swiftly (as it always does), since February 12, 2019 when I was first interviewed about the launch of Fates On Fire, I will …

SILENCE IS SEXY – A CASE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ARBITRAGE IN EARLY RETIREMENT

Mr. Fate examines the oft overlooked notion of psychological arbitrage, specifically as a component of geographic arbitrage, in the context of early retirement. I currently happen to live in the the 2nd largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States. As of 2019, Southern California is home to over 24,122,237 residents and continues to grow …

FIRE FUBAR – REALITY & RISK TOLERANCE IN EARLY RETIREMENT PLANNING

I AM OTHER PEOPLE Over the course of my lifetime, I have learned many important things. One of which, in my experience, is that most folks truly believe that bad things only happen to other people. The second is that I am other people. Don’t get me wrong here, I’ve lead a fairly charmed life …