I owe a great deal to my firm for all of this experience and I’m confident that the skills I gained while working there could transfer to a job in almost any other field. That being said, there are some skills and things that you’re unlikely to learn in Biglaw that I’ve recently picked up […]

When Weekends Used to Be Stress-Free   My parents put me in ski lessons at the age of two or three and by the time I was in the fifth grade I had been ski racing competitively for a few years and was actually winning some things. Over the course of one weekend, when I was […]

An Introduction to Golden Handcuffs   You have probably heard the term “golden handcuffs” before, or if not the term itself, you know enough to recognize the concept once I explain it a little more.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, here is a brief overview: golden handcuffs is the term used […]

Financial Independence: FREE vs FIRE   To understand what it takes to find your FREEdom, we first have to delve briefly into what it means to achieve FIRE. Inspired by Mr. Money Mustache (check out his blog under the same name), Vicki Robin (of the book “Your Money Or Your Life” fame) and countless others, […]