Seven New Year’s Resolutions that Benefit the Planet and Other People – and Your Wallet, Too

It's new year's resolution season for a lot of us, and whether you're a resolution maker or not, you can use this time of reflection to make some different choices that are better for the planet and climate and for other people, and better for you, too...

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Is It Ethical to Invest in Cryptocurrency?

When we talk about crypto, far too often we talk about whether it's a good investment monetarily or not, as in: "Will I make or lose money if I buy this?" But we rarely ask whether buying crypto is ethical, and whether its costs to the planet and to ou...

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EVENTS // Wallet Activism IRL and Virtual Book Tour

So that it’s all together in one place, here is a full rundown of all of the events I’m doing to launch Wallet Activism in just over ONE WEEK! I’ll keep this page updated as we add new events and links. All of these events are free, though […]

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Introducing Wallet Activism, a New Book and Podcast

My new book and podcast, both called Wallet Activism, are here (or at least in pre-order form for the book). This post is all about why I undertook this new project, how you can read and listen, and what's in it for you to pre-order the book.

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The Value of a Long Break

I'm back on the blog after a long time away to write my next book, Wallet Activism, and to reflect on what's actually worth saying after the last year. Though this wasn't a break I intended, it taught me a lot about the value of stepping away for a whi...

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How the Personal Finance Sphere Upholds Systemic Racism

It's deeply uncomfortable for a lot of us, white Americans especially, to talk about race. But if we care about helping people with their finances, or about not upholding systemic racism built into our system, we have no choice but to talk about it. He...

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Recession, Coronavirus and the Future of FIRE

We're in an unprecedented moment in history, with people staying home, businesses closed, stock markets going for a wild ride, and most of all, fear for our lives as the coronavirus pandemic worsens. What does all of this mean for the FIRE movement? Wh...

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Doing the Thing That Scares You

One of the biggest things I've discovered in the last year is how badly I still want to be challenged despite having left my career behind. In fact, I want it so badly that I'm having to redefine what "challenge" even means to me. A real challenge invo...

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Don’t Let Life Get Too Easy in Early Retirement

In early retirement, we have the opportunity to make life easy, maybe too easy. And while that may sound great (no commute! no travel at the most crowded times!), a life that's too easy is actually bad for us. Let's dig into why that is and what we sho...

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The Transition to Retirement: Knowing Yourself and Getting to Know Yourself (by Mark!)

Today's post is by Mark, his second ever here on the blog, and it's such a good one. He's sharing some insight into his transition into early retirement, which has been different from mine in several ways, and the big lessons he's taken from that, name...

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