FIRE can create a hole in the fortress of your life’s social structure that, left untouched, might be your downfall. The solution? A “social index fund”!
Tag: work
Is FIRE really just a way to escape the challenge and repetition of modern working life? Sure, it frees you from what you hate—but I think there’s more.
I expected that moving to part-time work would have its benefits. What I didn’t expect was how much I learned about myself.
![The businesses of Black Wall Street in its heyday [Image source: America in Color: The 1920s, Smithsonian].](https://www.tictoclife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/black-wall-street-tulsa-1200x675.jpg)
Imagine a thriving community of Black-owned businesses and residences in the era of Jim Crow. It happened in Oklahoma where Black Wall Street was born.
![So confident in my FU money, I spent much of late 2010 traveling the world after I was escorted out of the building when I said "no". [Shot from the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland]](https://www.tictoclife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/what-is-fu-money-1200x675.jpg)
FU money gives you control over your own destiny. It lets you take risks and act with confidence & patience to become even wealthier while protecting yourself.
Gain insight into the benefits of working part-time and how it can impact your life. You will have more time to focus on what matters most: your own priorities.
What is the purpose of work? If the goal is money, why do people work after they have enough? Is it golden handcuffs or the desire to create?
Turning a hobby into a business can bring you riches or leave you with a lost passion. Here’s how to decide if it’s worth switching from hobby to business.
There’s more to feeling fulfilled than promotions & awards. My pharmacy career is a success story but wasn’t enough to create personal fulfillment in me.
Our thirteen-year saga from student loan debt, to graduate school, shifting careers, and starting two businesses. At the lowest point, we went from a negative $107K net worth to $1.2M in nine years. This is how we became millionaires and reached financial independence.