Last fall I met Dr. Emily Roberts of Personal Finance for PhDs at the personal finance conference FinCon in New Orleans. I was thrilled to meet a fellow PhD at FinCon, we are a rare breed in that community.
Podcast Interview: Personal Finance for PhDs Read More »
Last month Mrs. EYFI and I went to our third FinCon conference, and we had a great time.
This year it was located in New Orleans, which was my seventh visit to the city and Mrs. EYFI’s second.
FinCon 2023 Review Read More »
Recently I “sat down” (i.e., called over the internet on the opposite sides of the planet) with Pete at CaptainFI.com to do an episode for his podcast, and I think we were both amazed at how much we had in common.
Interview With Captain FI Read More »
This week I’ve been very focused on writing a new eBook titled “Ten Steps to Become and Stay Financially Independent”.
Mini eBook: Ten Steps to Become and Stay Financially Independent Read More »
This week has been a lot of traveling, visiting family, and childcare, with both kids out of school/daycare. So I haven’t gotten much (*cough* any *cough*) analysis done this week.
2022 has been a wild year, and not too great for the markets. Hopefully 2023 will be better!
Happy Holidays And Farewell 2022 Read More »
Well I’ve gotten a bunch done this week, but unfortunately I don’t have much in the way of results to show for it.
This week I’ve focused a few different things:
Stress Testing Analysis Update Read More »
Time for our second FinCon! Last year Mrs. EYFI and I were lucky to attend our first FinCon in our hometown Austin, TX. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to attend again this year, but this time we’ll be getting on an airplane and headed to Orlando, FL.
This week Mrs. EYFI and I will be attending our very first FinCon conference, which we’re very excited about. We’ve been hearing about FinCon for years now, and this year we are super lucky that the conference is a 20 minute drive from our house here in Austin, TX.
So if wife and I are FI, why are we still working?
Well, as I wrote in “FI Explained”, Financial Independence does not equal Early Retirement. When we started seriously pursuing FI after I obtained my PhD in 2016, we never set a goal to retire in our 30’s, even though theoretically we could retire if we wanted to.
Why Are We Still Working? Read More »
