This is a personal essay about my cousin who died young and poor. No FIRE lessons here – FIRE is privilege and this story is about the exact opposite.
Personal Essays
Take this job and shove it. A corporate burnout quits a millionaire
Part 4 of my journey from poverty to wealth: hunted by a vindictive executive and burned out, my career ends but not before I become a millionaire.
Job Wars and Revenge of the Corporate Overlord
Part 3 of my journey from poverty to wealth: a respectable career finally arrives and then quickly faces a life-changing loyalty test from a corporate henchman.
Enduring the White Collar Sweatshop in the Great Recession
Part 2 of my journey from poverty to wealth: my journey out of the Great Recession and into parenthood with poor health insurance.
Off the rack suits and a bounced check
Part 1 of my journey from poverty to wealth: A bounced check and my resolve to dig my way out of joblessness.