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A Journey Towards Coast FI

Posted on October 18, 2025

A few months ago, I was coasting along (not financially independent coasting, though). My job is flexible, pays well, and doesn’t include a lot of responsibility. Things were a far cry from 2021 when I was waking up in a cold sweat anticipating the workday ahead running of fumes because I was so burnt out….

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2022 Quarter 3 Dividends

Posted on October 24, 2022

Quarter 3 dividend round-up!

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Career Break Goal Audit

Posted on October 11, 2022

I might have fallen short of my big career goal, but what about all of the “little things” I’d aimed to do?

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End of Career Break Financial Wrap Up

Posted on October 5, 2022

Whew! What a year it’s been. And it’s not even over yet. My career break will officially be over on October 17. I’ll be starting a new job that day– not necessarily the one I thought I’d be getting into (more details in my last post)– but I’m actually really looking forward to it. Here’s…

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Ending My Career Break: Was This a Failure?

Posted on September 14, 2022

My career break is likely coming to an abrupt and unexpected end, but it’s not the end of the world.

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Mid Career Break Update

Posted on July 7, 2022

An update from the mid-point of my career break

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Veering Off Course

Posted on April 11, 2022

What would a project of mine be if I didn’t end up derailing it at least once?

Career break speed bump number 1.

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Our April 2022 Budget Post-Resignation

Posted on April 5, 2022

I got my last paycheck from work– this is how I’m budgeting for my first full month of being unemployed!

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2021 Starting Stats

  • FIRE Number: $1,800,000
  • Total Net Worth: $333,809
  • Total Liquid Investments: $157,802
  • FIRE Target Date: 2031

Current Stats

Date: September 2025

Total Net Worth: $752,030

Total Liquid Investments: $464,100

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