Nota Bene : Here's a blast from the past! This post made Rock Star Finance when RSF was THE town square of the personal finance blogosphere. I loved writing this post!

You Never Forget Your First Love!

Like many FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) enthusiasts, I'm a flat-out weird guy full of many strange interests and beliefs. In the realm of FIRE, some of my bat-guano-crazy beliefs include: 1.) pursuing a 100% savings rate, 2.) frequent job changing to improve financial options, and 3.) teaching in the "boondocks" to maximize financial gain.

In my personal life, my unconventional practices include: barefoot running, a no-low-slow carb eating protocol, expat living, and life-long interest in all things Bigfoot. (I was born in 1963 and the Patty film (see above) rocked my world in 1967, so I had the Squatch seared into my brain at an early age.…