Excited to be a part of this community because I feel so at home reading the thoughts of other members. Absorbing the 'energy in the room' has been delightful.
Here's a bit about me:
36, male, entrepreneur, maker, husband, father to a 15 month old lil enchilada of joy.
Minimum work requirements today are two 15min exec staff check-ins, 50% of working days. Max work is whatever my biz partner and I think we should do. This has not always been the case! Getting here has taken just shy of 10 years.
I want to be known by others as:
- Kind
- Loving
- Generous
- Hilarious
- Quick witted
- Strong
- A writer
- A husband
- A father
- A thinker
- A listener
- A creator
- A friend
Some things I enjoy:
- Entrepreneurship
- Tea
- Designing and making outdoor gear
- Investing / Finances / Money optimization
- Hiking and backpacking
- Weight training
- Cooking
- Film
- Philosophy
- Sci fi
- DIY Tech
- DIY anything (and whatever skills are required to obtain them)
Recent projects:
- home made winter camping bivy using cheap ProVent material originally designed as PPE for ebola
- DIY sauna using a 120v stove and a converted shed
- full house automation with DIY smart air quality sensors (ikea air sensor + d1 mini) that trigger air filters and light senors that dynamically adjust lights brightness, voice controlled sauna
- hot pepper cultivation including hot sauce production (even made my own labels because it's fun)
Recent places:
Joshua Tree
Pahoa/Hilo
Oahu
Bozeman
All over Spain*
Next?:
Japan (1 month)
Superstition Mountains
Section J of PCT
France (maybe back to St Jean De Luz or explore new areas)
Finances:
I now know the best way to calculate my networth is in my runway of years of retirement but because I don't have an exact pulse on spend, I don't know this exact number.
If I had to estimate, my current spend to net assets including my home is 3.82% - 4.44%. If we remove the house, as it's not income generating, it's 6.37% - 7.4%. This is a huge range!
I've decided to get much more specific about tracking our spending in 2024. I think this will give me confidence knowing how close we are to FIRE even if I'm super-part-time-barista-FIRE right now.
Okay! Hopefully that was a good start. Excited to meet everyone here. I feel like I found my people.
Cheers!