I drive a lot for my traditional work, well I used to anyway. Back when the rumors began regarding Tesla planning to release an affordable sedan for their audience, I was all ears. I was due for a new vehicle sometime soon anyway as my...
This is going to be an interesting journey as I navigate my mind all the way back to 2010 when I got married, and began speaking with a financial planner. I have no idea where I first heard the phrase “Independently Wealthy” but it sounded...
We all need hobbies and there is a great quote about everyone needing a hobby for each of the following, to make us happy, health, and wealthy. In some cases, you might make all 3 hit in one category but unfortunately the best I can...
The Coronavirus Stock Market Plunge created a pretty interesting and in some cases sadly damaging phenomena of day traders when it was paired with shelter in place orders and closure of casino’s and no professional sports. Outside of those reasons I also think there are...
A fridge overly full of food makes me cringe, uncomfortable, and instantly causes me to wonder about expiration dates. Growing up I thought a fridge full of food meant you were rich, because you had, well, a ton of food. I can’t say I remember...
Once in a while in life we put something out in to the universe and for whatever reason it makes its way back to us. When my wife returned to W2 work we weren’t sure how we were going to balance everything with household duties...
Myficapsule was named and always centered around documenting a journey for others to benefit from, my son primarily, and for my wife and I to look back and appreciate the journey for what its worth. While I’m starting this in my tenth year of marriage,...
This post must begin with all credit and major props and respect to the one and only Jock Willink for his book Extreme Ownership and the many that have followed along with his podcast. My path to Jocko, Extreme Ownership and came via my W2...
In a previous post “Optimize Spending: Why I disagree with Rammit Seti and others that say to forget about trimming lattes. Find a balance, find a way to optimize. (Figure out what that savings gets reused for)” I broke down a number of ways to...
Education and due diligence are everything in any business, real estate or investment you ever make. Laundromats hold a particularly special place in my heart when it comes to due diligence. When I decided to put this blog into action and start writing I mapped...