Did you notice that I forgot to check my balances and obsess over my GVUL investments on September 1st? I did, but not until nearly the end of the month. I’m proud of myself for that.
Category Archives: Vanilla FI
GVUL Experiment August 2024 Update (Part 4)
Part 4 in our series about GVUL investing experiment. I also discuss some of things I did in July that were more valuable than picking stocks.
GVUL Experiment July 2024 Update (Part 3)
The first monthly update in our GVUL Investing Experiment uncovers some interesting points!
Airline Pensions Part 2: Case Study
A case study comparing a proposed retirement plan change at one company with the plans available at one of that company’s peers.
Airline Pensions Part 1: Gold Standard or Money Left On the Table?
What’s better: a pension or a 401k? This debate should have died out long ago, and here’s the math to prove it.
Widget Pilots’ GVUL – Part 2
Part 2 for Delta pilots’ GVUL discusses the investing option. This comes with some heavy fees, offset in many cases by some amazing tax advantages. We run some actual numbers to decide if (when) using the GVUL might be a good choice.
Can You Beat the Market?
Chances are you can’t beat the market by picking stocks. In fact, 93% of the pros fail. Here’s what to consider if you feel like picking stocks yourself.
PMTB on White Coat Investor
I just had the privilege of appearing on Episode 186 of the White Coat Investors podcast. Check out yours truly spreading the message of Pilot Math with someone who’s been helping high income professionals fill their own Treasure Baths for years! Jim Dahle, the WCI, has a truly impressive ecosystem of content aimed at helpingContinue reading “PMTB on White Coat Investor”
The Unspoken Hypocrisy of FIRE
Tough questions that the FIRE movement deserves to ask itself.
Escape Plan FIRE
A description of what I call “Escape Plan FIRE.” When your basic needs are met, you choose to keep working, and you may even spend more than necessary as long as that work brings in enough money.