Get Rich Slowly
- Optimizing for joy
Tuesday - 07/04/2023 - 12:10 PMHello, friends. It has been a l-o-n-g time since I've written online. Well, that's not entirely true. I've been writing a ton at Facebook. In fact, it's as if Facebook has become my personal blog.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 2023: The year of me
Thursday - 12/29/2022 - 12:49 PMLast night, for the third Wednesday in a row, I ventured to the Whiteside Theater in downtown Corvallis to watch an old movie. Two weeks ago, it was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Why I bought a NEW car
Monday - 09/26/2022 - 08:00 AMI am 53 years old. Never in my life have I allowed myself to buy a car I truly love…until now. This is the story of how I allowed myself to make a huge purchase just for the joy of it.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Who coined the term FI/RE (financially-independent, retired early)?
Tuesday - 09/20/2022 - 06:38 PMIt's always fun to unearth some esoteric piece of personal-finance history. I know there are only a few nerds out there who care (hello, Grant Sabatier!), but those of us who care really care.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Designing my life, part one: Building a compass
Thursday - 09/01/2022 - 02:49 PMLast week, I raved about the book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Come out to Plutus Voices Portland tomorrow (August 17th)!
Tuesday - 08/16/2022 - 11:55 AMThis is just a quick (and temporary) note for folks in the Portland area. Tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 17th) from 6:30 to 9:00, the free Plutus Voices gathering will take place at TaborSpace.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The power of non-monetary investments
Tuesday - 08/02/2022 - 08:00 AMThe Get Rich Slowly summer of books continues! Today's excerpt comes from Jordan Grumet, better known in the FIRE world as Doc G, host of the Earn & Invest Podcast.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- How rising mortgage rates affect home-buying power
Wednesday - 06/15/2022 - 12:32 PMInterest rates on home mortgages are rising rapidly across the United States, which seems to be slowing most housing markets. (Some, like the market here in Corvallis, have been less affected.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Scambaiters: Meet the modern-day heroes who scam scammers
Tuesday - 05/24/2022 - 04:32 PMBoth my ex-wife (Kris) and my current girlfriend (Kim) tell me I get too worked up about things sometimes. “You over-react,” they both tell me. Maybe so. I prefer to think of myself as passionate.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- As good as it gets
Tuesday - 04/26/2022 - 03:42 PMIt's December 1972. I am three years old. My parents have to be away for the night. They drive me to stay with Dad's brother and his family. It's cold and it's raining.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- A clear line
Wednesday - 01/25/2023 - 12:43 PMHello, my friends. I hope this new year is treating you well. It's been excellent for me so far. Soon I need to announce the 2023 Ecuador chautauqua about money and meaning, but before I do I'll give a brief update on what I've been up to.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A values-driven life
Friday - 12/02/2022 - 06:05 PMHello, friends. Just a quick note to let you all know that my life, at last, seems to be settling. A full two months after the death of my mother, the fog has lifted and I find that I'm motivated to pursue productive pursuits once more.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- How self-centered shopping has made me happier with the things I buy
Thursday - 09/22/2022 - 02:22 PMI've changed the way I shop over the past few years. And although the shift has been subtle, I've found that I'm much happier with the things I buy.
In the past, my approach to shopping was simple.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What I learned at Fincon 2022
Sunday - 09/11/2022 - 09:46 AMIt's Sunday morning as I write this, and my weeklong adventure at Fincon 2022 in Orlando has come to an end. I'm exhausted.
As has become customary, I didn't actually attend any workshops or keynotes or breakout sessions here at Fincon.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Designing your life
Sunday - 08/21/2022 - 05:30 PMI am obsessed with the film Everything Everywhere All at Once. From the moment I saw the trailer, I knew the movie was meant for me. I was right. The film's bizarre blend of action, philosophy, science fiction, taxes, and juvenile humor feels specifically targeted to me and my brain.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Life is not a game
Monday - 08/15/2022 - 08:00 AMThis is a guest post from Michael Laurence. Previously at Get Rich Slowly, Michael has shared his thoughts on investment risk and what happens when more money makes you miserable.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cool projects from some of my friends
Wednesday - 06/29/2022 - 06:48 PMHello, friends! I have a lot to say, and I've done a lot of work on Get Rich Slowly during the past three weeks, but most of my efforts aren't yet ready for public consumption.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Growing up poor (and how it messed with my mind)
Wednesday - 06/08/2022 - 12:45 PMHey, folks. We have/had a good discussion going here, but something happened to nearly all of the comments. I'm not sure what the issue is. They're still in the database, but they don't appear on the site.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- One thing leads to another
Friday - 05/06/2022 - 01:23 PMThank you, everyone, for your kind words and well wishes during the past two weeks. I appreciate them. We've been tying up loose ends related to Duane's life and death, and we're nearly finished with everything.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Both at the same time
Wednesday - 04/06/2022 - 01:17 PMHowdy, folks. I don't have any personal-finance news for you today because my life continues to be in one of two states.
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- Join us in Ecuador for a week exploring money and meaning!
Thursday - 02/09/2023 - 01:15 PMHowdy, friends! This summer, I'm traveling to Ecuador to participate in my fifth chautauqua on financial independence. You should consider joining me. These Ecuador chautauquas — which are unrelated to the European chautauquas — are always a fun, educational, and bonding experience.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A man of no ambition
Wednesday - 11/02/2022 - 02:23 PMA memory came to me this morning while I was walking the dog, a memory of those days when I was fresh out of college and just beginning to work for my father at the box factory.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sabbatical
Friday - 10/07/2022 - 02:57 PMMy mother died Monday night. She was 74.
Earlier this week, I began writing a memorial for her. I know I haven't talked much about Mom here at Get Rich Slowly, but she probably played the biggest role in molding me into the person I am today.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Call for reader questions and stories!
Wednesday - 09/07/2022 - 10:45 AMThis week I'm in Orlando for Fincon, the annual gathering of folks who work at the intersection of money and media. As a result, I haven't had time to do all of the things I normally do during a week.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Marijuana and me
Tuesday - 08/30/2022 - 11:00 AMThis article is difficult to write. It's an admission that I failed. And it's not like I failed once, but failed repeatedly over the course of several years. And it's not that I really failed failed, you know.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Learning to dance: How couples can have constructive conversations about money
Tuesday - 08/09/2022 - 08:00 AMToday, the Get Rich Slowly summer of books concludes with an excerpt from Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game by Walking Away from Julien and Kiersten Saunders. Julien and Kiersten are the power couple behind the rich & Regular blog and YouTube channel.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How to make better decisions
Tuesday - 07/26/2022 - 04:54 PMHowdy, friends. Sorry for the long lapse between posts. After returning from a brief summer vacation, the GRS database had imploded. Again. We patched things up this morning and can now resume publishing.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The economic well-being of average Americans
Thursday - 06/02/2022 - 10:58 AMLast month, the Federal Reserve released a new report: Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2021 [PDF]. This annual survey gauges American financial health and attitudes. The 2021 edition was conducted last November.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- I lost money in crypto so that you don’t have to!
Tuesday - 05/17/2022 - 12:38 PMOne morning just over ten years ago, I had an interesting conversation at the Crossfit gym. I was “rolling out” — using a foam roller to break up tissue — with the usual group of guys, when one of my buddies brought up this new thing called Bitcoin.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Quality time
Wednesday - 03/09/2022 - 11:21 AMMonday, I drove north to help my cousin, Duane. We moved him out of his apartment last weekend and into a smaller place close to family. As a result, everything is in chaos.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share