Mr. Refined’s Biography
After I graduated college, I landed a great job and I was ready to make an impact, but life had other plans. Before health insurance started at my new job, I was severely assaulted and spent 30 days in the hospital. Before surgery I found out I am immune to pain meds, my car was hit, I was sued by a loan collector, and I missed my son’s birth. The week of closing on my house my college sweetheart left me for a coworker leaving behind the house, kids, and even the dog. I was devastated, lost my job, almost lost my foster daughter and house. Facing ~200k of debt I land a better job, paid off my debt in five committed years, found the FIRE movement and multiplied my investable net worth, adopted my foster daughter, and took a mini-retirement. Now I blog about personal finance and lifestyle design.
