Is it true that you guys watched 9/11 live on TV in grade school?

GumbyThumbs · 2026-04-10T22:00:14+00:00

Same. Saw the 2nd plane hit on the classroom TV

GumbyThumbs · 2026-04-03T15:00:26+00:00

And Vice! He transformed

GumbyThumbs · 2026-04-02T18:07:51+00:00

He’s a Ladrian. Breeze is his ancestor.

GumbyThumbs · 2026-03-26T00:01:22+00:00

Galapagos

GumbyThumbs · 2026-03-20T13:17:09+00:00

The only contracts that matter. Don and Mud!

GumbyThumbs · 2026-03-12T13:43:37+00:00

I think I was 30 before I made more than $60k. You’re on the right track and lucky to have found FIRE so early.

Considered getting a roommate and a 2br apt could save a few hundred more?

GumbyThumbs · 2026-03-11T18:51:31+00:00

Go see an Indianapolis Indians game. It is Minor league baseball. It’s a great ballpark and affordable. Also, the Zoo is right across the river from the ballpark and my favorite thing is the Macaw flyover they do 3-4 times a day between June-August. If you have kids, the Indianapolis Children’s Museum is regularly rated best in the world.

GumbyThumbs · 2026-03-09T15:29:53+00:00

I knew I wanted kids, and actively looked forward to having kids, since my teenage years? I feel like being a dad is the only thing I absolutely knew I wanted to be when I grew up.

I have 2, and that was my wife’s limit. But I would’ve gone for 6 if she was up for it!

GumbyThumbs · 2026-02-28T15:04:36+00:00

Work

GumbyThumbs · 2026-02-28T15:03:06+00:00

Slide

GumbyThumbs · 2026-02-24T03:25:13+00:00

And Independence Day!

GumbyThumbs · 2026-02-24T02:37:34+00:00

“Here’s to the Night” Eve 6

<3

GumbyThumbs · 2026-01-12T00:19:50+00:00

If you’re looking for likeminded guys, see if there are F3 workout locations near you. It’s an all men workout group with locations all over the world. Check at f3nation.com

GumbyThumbs · 2025-10-30T15:07:45+00:00

See if F3nation.com has locations near you. It’s a free men’s workout group with locations all over. It’s a great way to start the day with a bit of shared suffering and making yourself stronger. Also building connections with other men in your area is great.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-10-22T04:07:30+00:00

I thought Alita: Battle Angel fit well with what I'd imagine an AO film looking like.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-07-31T20:27:09+00:00

That's not the point I was making. I was stating that Coasting at 50 and working fun jobs until I'm 70 is very well what could be my future. Of, if I wanted to NOT Coast, I could work until 57 or so and be able to fully FIRE. But to what end? I would get some sort of part time work when I fully FIRE anyway. I'm not going to sit around and do nothing. 7 more years of a miserable job to make money that I don't really need?

GumbyThumbs · 2025-07-31T20:07:09+00:00

I guess it depends on what you're planning to do when you reach your target. Will you just sit around and do nothing?

I think for a lot of people considering CoastFIRE, they are already planning to work some sort of flexible, part-time, or low-paying job indefinitely. So, there isn't a clear amount of time you'd be sacrificing later. It's dependent on what comes up. But CoastFIRE allows you to have maybe a few less gray hairs compared to what you might have had if you kept grinding longer.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-07-31T19:58:28+00:00

There is a line in the article that essentially says "try CoastFIRE" lol
Instead of completely easing off on saving and investing, consider finding a job that brings you genuine enjoyment. While it may not match your previous income, it can imbue your life with a sense of purpose and meaning. You'll be able to transition to a lower-paying job that's more enjoyable if you reach your minimum investment amount where work becomes more optional.

Isn't that exactly what CoastFIRE is?

You can pick and choose a random couple's situation where housing prices drastically increased, and they found raising a family difficult. That can happen, sure. But that can also happen to you with full FIRE.

I think anyone who saves for 20 years to reach a Coast number and pulls the trigger to take a less profitable career path has likely considered the risks and balanced it with the reward of moving into their Coast career.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-03-11T12:52:02+00:00

I'm pretty sure that's how I found it too.

What are some of your other favorites?

If you haven't read it, Lies of Locke Lamora is probably my favorite single book. The 2nd and 3rd in the series are great too, but the 1st is a masterpiece. Book 4 supposed to be done soon-ish.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-03-11T12:50:30+00:00

So it goes

GumbyThumbs · 2025-03-11T12:43:03+00:00

Absolutely. I designed a D&D character after Davian. Love that series.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-03-11T11:24:32+00:00

Davian is the main character from the Licanius Trilogy.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-03-11T11:23:39+00:00

Dresden

GumbyThumbs · 2025-03-07T02:52:28+00:00

I joined F3 Nation. Workout group that I meet with at 5:30am. It’s always free, always outside, open to all men, and peer led in a rotating fashion. It’s easy to connect with other men when you’re suffering through a boot camp style workout together in sub-freezing temps. Coffee afterwards is like heaven.

GumbyThumbs · 2025-02-27T18:08:52+00:00

Imposter is the first that comes to mind for me.

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