thoughts about riding the bus (and train)

"This curious world which we inhabit is more wonderful than it is convenient..." -- Thoreau for the past six months, i've almost entirely let my car sit in front of the house and gotten around by buses and trains. so far, there hasn't been a single occasion on which i had to use the car,…

401(k)

i have always steered clear of my company's 401(k) plan because i hope to be far along the road to financial independence well before 59.5, and have never wanted my money locked up for that long. but i've been making good progress on that front, and recently read andrew tobias's investment guide, with his discussion…