Why not add a master catalog list of every post I have written for this site? All in one place so you can scan for something you might be interested in.
I will not add in all of the ‘monthly net worth/ update type‘ posts. I also do not include any Chapters from the Heathen Part of this blog or the Prepper Part.
Each entry has a date of publication and a general subject tidbit. You may need to use the back button often as I am still an amateur at all this.
Happy Hunting;
Post Title | Post Date | Cliff Notes |
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3 Card Monty | 05/2017 | Trying to discern between the different classes of rental property. |
4th Guest Post, A Prepper's Perspective | 06/2018 | Laying the groundwork for why we all should be a little more into 'rational preparedness' |
All For Naught | 03/2017 | What goes in to creating a new post. Includes a cool thing I bet you did not know. |
All the Crazy Sex at FinCon19 | 09/2019 | Has to be seen to be believed! |
Another Guest Post, This Time About Law School | 10/2017 | How to chose a law school and why it doesn't matter |
An Interesting Number | 12/2017 | How to calculate your Lifetime Wealth Ratio |
A Problem Like Maria | 02/2017 | In-law Albatrosses and other unwanted fetters |
All That Glitters | 03/2018 | A peek inside the world of amassing precious metals |
Appraisal Scare/Hiccup | 02/2020 | The Appraisal Process and its Pitfalls. |
Are We Compulsively All Collectors? | 10/2019 | Another trait all FIRE types have in common? |
As We Enter Our Third Year Blogging | 02/2019 | A recap as we complete 2 years of the blog. |
At The Nut Bar | 12/2017 | My time in Great Lakes Navy Boot Camp |
A Good Problem To Have | 02/2017 | Inheriting a paid off house, what now? |
Budget Bungles Money Muddles And Fiscal Flubs | 10/2017 | The title says it better than I can |
Blogger Help And Hints | 01/2018 | Tips I have picked up along the way for neophyte bloggers |
A Brand New Bouncing Baby Building | 03/2020 | My first true rental unit is acquired! |
Building A Better You - A Prepper's Perspective | 10/2020 | Why Prepping benefits everybody. |
Building An Empire | 10/2019 | Ongoing data of yearly net worth side-by-side |
By Long And Winding Path | 02/2017 | 4 part background story about me and mine |
Capitalist Pig that I Am | 12/2019 | Fantasy exercise is space age capitalism |
Cool As A Cucumber | 10/2017 | What to do in a natural disaster type situation |
Cars I Have Loved | 03/2017 | MY vehicular history along with color commentary |
Corona Cojones and the Stock Market | 03/2020 | Who put what cheese on the line during covid? |
Crying Over Spilt Money | 10/2017 | Some of my biggest money go bye-bye scenarios |
Current Paychecks | 03/2018 | Open and Notorious Current paystubs |
Digging Down on Our College Funds | 10/2018 | The current state of our kid's college funding. |
Disturbing FIRE Trends | 02/2019 | Problems creeping into our little world. |
Dividend Greedy 2018 Money Moves | 01/2019 | Year end dividend totals and stock moves for 2018. |
Dividends Over 10 Years | 08/2019 | Graph of a Decade worth of dividends. |
Do As I Say Not As I Do | 03/2018 | Philosophical post about child labor/environmental differences between the 1st and 3rd worlds. |
Da Budget | 04/2017 | Comprehensive view of our monthly money in/money out |
Demolition Complete | 08/2020 | Progress in the rental renovation |
Destination Wedding, Antigua, Guatemala | 11/2018 | Our lovely time in a lovely place. |
Digging Down on our TSP | 08/2018 | Exploring the Thrift Savings Plan |
Don't Worry Little Donkey | 07/2017 | How to tackle the money boogeyman in your life |
Early Jobs; Restaurant Subculture | 02/2019 | Breaking down the restaurant workplace subculture. |
Early Jobs 2; The Customer Always Sucks | 03/2019 | Maybe you don't get a hotdog mother f$&%er! |
Early Jobs 3; Who's Using Who? | 04/2019 | I used them and they used me. |
Early Jobs 4; Jobs You Love | 06/2019 | Oh How I wish they would have paid me more. |
Early Jobs 5; All The Rest | 07/2019 | So many jobs involving pizza! |
Fair Winds and Following Seas | 09/2018 | Reminiscing about my time in the U.S. Navy |
Flying For Free To Fincon | 04/2018 | How I complained my way to a free trip. The Art of Complaining. |
Fortune Favors The Bold | 09/2017 | Sacking up and pulling the trigger, or not |
First Jobs | 02/2017 | The very first two times I knew I was an entrepreneur |
FrankenApartment | 07/2020 | The odd layout of my first rental unit. |
Fine You Freaks, Here You Go- Access to My Heathen Thoughts | 9/2020 | Access to Heathen Portal, if you dare. |
Frugal Not Cheap Or So I Keep Telling Myself | 09/2017 | Looking for the light between these two kids slow dancing at the budget prom |
Fund Rates | 01/2018 | For you masochists, the fund rates I currently pay |
Gold vs. Goods In A Collapse | 05/2018 | Which is favored and under what circumstances |
Growth of Retirement Savings | 07/2017 | Historical growth rates for all of my various retirement vehicles. |
Guest Post, What's You Got In That Bag | 08/2018 | Different types of 'go bags' and their gizzards |
Henchmen Worldwide Inc. | 01/2019 | Other people's loyal armies of henchmen. |
Herr Inspektor | 03/2020 | Home Inspections are a Must, see why. |
I AM a Selfish Prepper | 03/2020 | Preppers and the Covid Scare. |
I Bet You Need A Will | 03/2019 | How to set up a will, easy - peasy. |
I Do not Deserve to Own a Boat | 01/2019 | The agony and the ecstasy of boat ownership. |
I Don't Deserve A Boat Part 2 | 01/2019 | Really, I do not deserve to own a boat. |
I Don't Wear A Watch Anymore | 04/2017 | My changing relationship with technology |
I May Have A Problem With Food | 05/2017 | My relationship status with dining out; it's complicated |
I'm Out There Jerry | 04/2018 | And I'm loving it. First podcast interview |
I Used To Be The Google | 11/2017 | Sad old man relenting the loss of his place in the world |
Is It Wrong To Suggest That Chickenpox Builds Character? | 07/2019 | Ramblings of a sad old man. |
It Gets Easier (FIRE) | 01/2020 | Letting momentum take over your FIRE progress. |
It's Not You, It's Me; A Tenant Leaves | 06/2020 | A tenant leaved unexpectedly. |
Let Fly The Dice | 06/2018 | Casting off doubt and moving forward with plans, if your spouse will let you |
List Happy | 09/2017 | The beauty of keeping lists, my oldest friend |
Love The Town You're With | 06/2017 | Coming to terms with the green grass around you |
Maria-in-law on Firmer Ground? | 04/2020 | Mt sister-n-law becomes my star tenant. |
More Tales from the Crimeside | 03/2019 | Assorted tales ensue at the Public Defender's office. |
My Army Of Loyal Henchmen | 06/2017 | Tireless crew of shady helpers who worship the very ground I walk on |
Monthly Budget With Sankey | 12/2017 | Sankey Diagrams are neat, enough said |
More of the Good Old Days | 10/2018 | Old man on the porch, yelling at kids. |
My First Guest Post, 3 Enemies Of Fire | 08/2017 | Your Dreams have consequences, we can't all FIRE |
(Blogging) Mistakes I Have Made | 04/2017 | There's been a few, dare I say some humdingers |
Money Stories - One for One | 05/2019 | One for bragging, one for laughing/crying. |
Mos Maiorum | 08/2017 | My Life's Philosophy. The Latin for Troth |
My Credit Card Game Is Tight | 05/2019 | Shaking down the Man for all he is worth. |
My Money Map | 09/2017 | Map it Out and it will show you hidden things |
My Personal FIRE Story | 12/2018 | My Personal FIRE Story. |
My Prepping 101 Guest Post | 05/2018 | From the top, everything you need to know, prepping for non majors |
My Windfall And Me | 04/2017 | What to do with a $132,000 windfall |
My Wish List | 03/2017 | What I would do if I had the money and permission |
My Swan FIRE Prowess Numbers | 08/2017 | Just click on in to find out what it means |
Nobody Wants Your Wedding China | 02/2018 | Gen X bitching about Boomers and their 'stuff' |
Of All The Gin Joints.... | 04/2018 | Ranting about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program |
Obligatory Start A Blog Page | 03/2017 | Often imitated, never duplicated |
One List to Rule Them All | 12/2018 | How to one up the insurance industry concerning your stuff. |
Pace Yourself - Gag Damit | 05/2020 | Controlling the Impulse to Expand Too Quickly |
Paycheck History | 09/2017 | Open books for 10+ years of paycheck history, ups and downs |
Paris, France | 08/2018 | A visit to Gay Paree |
Passive Income | 02/2017 | In all of its forms, in all of its glory |
At Peace with My Boat | 07/2020 | Finally a successful boating season! |
Precious Metals | 02/2017 | A passion for gold that only a dragon would understand |
Puerto Rico My Biggest Travel Failure | 06/2018 | I went to San Juan, but did I really go to San Juan? |
Peering Through The Legal Prism | 03/2018 | What law school is all about from top to bottom |
Paths We Choose | 05/2017 | The different paths available to a lawyer |
Real Estate Investing | 02/2017 | Laying out the plan for acquiring rental properties |
Retirement Master Plan | 06/2017 | THE master plan to the promise land |
Retirement Savings Per Check | 09/2017 | How much gets squirreled away from each check |
Redneck Riviera Spring Break | 05/2018 | My time with the family in the Florida Panhandle |
Rental Renovation | 09/2020 | A complete update on my rental renovation, finally done. |
Roman Virtues | 05/2019 | The Public and Private virtues of Roman Life. Because, why not? |
Running the Numbers on a Property | 12/2019 | How I figure out if I want to buy a rental Property |
Salary Add-Ons | 01/2018 | All the various goodies that attach to our base salaries |
A Slice of Every Pie | 11/2019 | All the various types of assets in my little empire. |
Slouching Towards Bethlehem | 12/2018 | Everybody should know one poem by heart. |
Soldier In A Righteous Army | 05/2018 | My time with the Cook County Public Defender's Office |
Student Loan HellMouth | 02/2017 | The quagmire of being $220,000 in debt |
So We Built A House | 03/2017 | Step by Step of buying/building a house from scratch |
Tales From The Crimeside | 08/2018 | Lawyer stories from my days as a PD |
The Art Of Market Timing | 05/2017 | Lessons learned from the fuckery of the stock market |
The Business Deal | 02/2017 | The first time I tried to use leverage to make profit, it kinda worked |
The Big Easy | 04/2018 | New Orleans before Katrina |
To Blog Or Not To Blog | 11/2017 | Honest answers of why I got into this whole thing in the first place |
The Cottage | 02/2017 | Crown jewel of the empire |
The Cottage Renovation | 03/2017 | The cottage wasn't always 'nice' |
The Little Red Train to Tijuana | 02/2018 | Misadventures in Mexico. |
The Makings of a Real Movement | 11/2018 | Why this FIRE thing really has legs, a movement's criteria. |
Thulsa Doom On Personal Transformation | 11/2017 | Like a diary entry of an angsty teen |
TEOTWAWKI | 07/2017 | The End Of The World As We Know It |
The Floundering Business Deal | 06/2018 | Choppy waters ahead for my fledgling business deal |
The Finish Line | 01/2018 | Final numbers I would need to see to call it quits |
The Good Old Days | 01/2018 | Old man on his front porch bitching about kids these days |
The Kingdom In My Head | 06/2017 | Dreaming about how to set up generational wealth |
Travel Log | 02/2018 | Trips I have taken and their high/low lights |
The Right Pig? Buying A Small Business | 07/2018 | Trying to seize the next piece of the FIRE puzzle |
The Runes of the Elder FUTHARK | 10/2019 | Delving into the 24 Runes of the Elder Futhark |
The Simple Plan To Financial Security | 07/2018 | A general, but thorough overview of HOW TO FIRE |
The Terrorist, The Girlfriend, My Sister & The Homeless Man | 06/2018 | My sites one and only guest post, you will see why |
Things to Do in Denver If I Die | 10/2018 | Master list of all the things my wife needs to know if I die. |
The Time Machine | 12/2018 | Thought experiment number 3. The life Mulligan. |
The Tortoise and The Hare | 11/2019 | Slow and Steady Government worker vs. Ladder Jumping Hare. |
Uncle Rico's Rather Dire View of the World in 2040 | 10/2019 | Thought experiment on the future of our economies. |
Unplug And Unwind | 05/2017 | Let go of the device and listen to the sweet sounds of nothingness |
VRBO And Beyond | 07/2018 | Using the VRBO platform to make money on a property. |
Viva The Revolution | 06/2017 | Igniting the FIRE fire, to the ramparts! |
Waiting for Happiness | 08/2019 | A thought experiment on Happiness. |
We Live Like Kings | 03/2017 | One of the few posts I got from somewhere else, because I thought it was that good. |
Weddings Are For Suckers | 02/2017 | Why you should not waste money on nuptials and what to do instead |
What Do Kids Know Anyway? | 02/2018 | How kids grasp money concepts. |
What I Shoulda Done Before the Plague | 04/2020 | Covid-19 Regrets of a Prepper. |
What Makes a Good Jurist | 09/2018 | The qualities necessary for various players in the courtroom. |
What's In The Bag | 07/2018 | A detailed list of what goes in a Bug Out Bag |
When Do You Call The Guy | 01/2018 | Trying to decide what is doable and what is beyond you. |
Where Does Discipline Come From | 03/2017 | The origins of self discipline and how to gain it. |
White Hat Black Hat | 08/2018 | Differences and Similarities between Prosecutors and Public Defenders. |
Whistling In The Dark | 04/2018 | How to be brave in the face of financial Challenges (This is almost a shit post) |
Why Do You Have A Panic Room | 04/2017 | Fair Question, I will attempt to answer it. |
Why I Stopped Going to FinCon | 02/2020 | The Reasons behind the Decision. |
Why The Law | 08/2017 | How I ended up a lawyer and how I convince myself that was not a mistake. |
Why We Fight | 11/2017 | Collection of quotes and soundbites to rally the FIRE faithful. |
With Ten Years Left to Live | 11/2018 | What to do If you know you will die in 10 years. |
You Are Wrong About College | 03/2017 | A defense of higher learning from a non financial point of view. |
Year Over Year Net Worth | 10/2017 | Tracking the rise of my Net Worth over 10+ years, with visual aids. |
Yes, Disney is a Magical Place | 03/2018 | The family's adventures at Disney World. |
Zoning Red Tape | 01/2020 | Navigating the treacherous waters of the Zoning Board. |
Somewhere along the journey you realize just how much you have written. At last count, I have produced over 143,900 words. Wow.