I’m born and raised in San Diego, California and a father of two amazing boys. In 2001, I graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and started my career as a CPA in public accounting. Over the last 20 years, I held leadership roles in accounting and finance, in both small startups and large multinational public companies.

I recently turned 40. As I reflect back on my career, I’m super grateful for the experience, lessons learned, and incredible mentors. However, the greatest lesson I’ve learned is the value of time. As the old saying goes, “…the trouble is, you think you have time…” With that quote in mind, I want to shift my focus from long corporate hours to raising my two boys, working on projects I’m passionate about, and spending time with family and friends. To do this, I will need to grow my financial nest egg for early retirement. Not retirement in the traditional sense, where work fully stops, instead I will choose the projects that I find interesting, while also maintaining flexible hours.

I’m starting this blog to document everything I learn about retirement planning along the way. Mostly for me to use as reference guide, but I hope others can learn from my research as well.