FancyPantsFIRE

I was gonna do shocked pikachu face, but he’s gotta roll coal now, poor guy.

I just updated my annual spreadsheet (haven’t been on top of it) and some “fun” facts that no one asked for:

• Our portfolio almost covers my base salary at a naive 4% withdrawal
• Our net worth is 81% of total lifetime gross earnings
• My pay at my current job has increased an average of 20% annually over the last decade (with considerable volatility)
• My pay this year is almost 7x more than my first job out of college (inflation adjusted)
• Our highest earning year was 4 years ago
• Our net worth has increased a bit over 6x since I heavily got into FIRE
• My 401k is worth just under double the gross contributions

I do, but not much these days. I’ve got kids and a career with meh work life balance. Sleep, exercise, and hobbies all compete for the remainder.

On a good weekend I can get a couple of hours in though.

Results may vary.

Fingers crossed for you.

I’m damned close to a naive 4% withdrawal covering my base salary, but the same caveats about the market tanking apply.

Despite the useless headline, it’s depressingly the same as it ever was:

47% of U.S. adults disapprove of of deploying the Marines to LA, with 34% approval.

45% disapprove the National Guard deployment, while 38% said they approve.

An equal share — 45% — also disapprove of the protests against ICE, per Monday YouGov polling.

36% said they approve of the protests, and 19% said they are not sure.

His core of 30 something percent approve whatever the hell it is he is doing and not enough people disapprove.

without ~~their consent~~ paying Reddit.

As an American who has watched this episode it made me confused, angry, and hungry.

(Of course it didn’t, it’s Bluey and it’s a good episode.)