By luck, hard-work, and grace, 2021 was one of my most productive years yet. These were the goals I set at the top of the year and how I did against them: ✅ Refinance the mortgage ✅ Plan 1 vacation and 1 get-together with my family (parents & siblings) ✅ Donate my hair to charity […]
My longest running challenge: Extreme Early Retirement
I have a spreadsheet that I’ve been updating monthly for the past 7.5 years. It tracks my monthly progress to retirement across a few meaningful metrics. As a 20-something who graduated at the bottom of the Great Recession and struggled to find an “equitable” salary for my degree, I’ve always had a nagging fear of […]
The Magic of 12 Weeks
In 2021, I achieved two mountaineering and climbing objectives that I’d been daydreaming about for years. The first was summiting Mount Rainier in Washington state. The second was climbing my first 5.12a grade (top rope) at my local rock climbing gym. Certainly, I unearthed a lot of factors that helped me find success, such as […]