As poor an acronym as it is(*), F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) has become widely known, inspiring many to spend less and save more. Not everybody thinks it is a good thing, howeve...
Following an epic collapse of double bubbles in the stock market and real estate prices, Japan “suffered” 2+ decades of stagnation and deflation. You would be hard pressed to find somebody wh...
https://www.gocurrycracker.com/lessons-from-japans-lost-decades/
One anonymous GCC reader made an astute observation in a recent email: “In your analysis of the 4% rule and the worst times to retire (1929, 1965, 2000) you repeatedly made a suggestion that ea...
One of the things I dislike about the 4% Rule / Trinity Study is the open-ended definition of success – if you have more than $0 after 30 years, great success! Having $1 and $1 million both mee...
https://www.gocurrycracker.com/planning-for-60-year-retirement/
Your typical Trinity Study / 4% Rule style portfolio longevity analysis requires a full 30+ year period to determine retirement success. If the portfolio value was still positive after 30 years o...
https://www.gocurrycracker.com/how-are-the-2000-and-2008-retirees-doing-4-percent-rule/
Well, whattaya know… 7 years ago today-ish I walked out of my office building for the last time. A lot has happened since that day. We traveled full-time for a couple of years before becoming p...
Over the course of the years, I’ve shared how we’ve been increasing our spending with portfolio growth. Not unsurprisingly, this has garnered some criticism. Statistically speaking, the 4% r...
https://www.gocurrycracker.com/you-will-die-before-you-run-out-of-money/
You may have noticed that I no longer share detailed monthly spending reports. They were super boring and nobody read them. Instead, I’ve shared our annual spending and explored costs on some o...