Living AFI is a blog that's been inactive since 2016, but it snarkily--and truthfully--touches on a lot of issues related to work and early retirement. This article deals with how to handle the topic of financial independence among your friends: https://livingafi.com/2014/09/20/friends-and-fi/
Want more from Living AFI? He's not posting, but A Purple Life is, and she's also great: https://apurplelife.com/why-im-comfortable-retiring-with-500000/
It's probably best to invest now, even if the price of stocks seems high. Here's why: https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/08/25/should-you-invest-in-the-sp-500-and-apple-at-all-t/
Are index funds really the best choice for investing? Fit DIY Dad posts a thought-provoking analysis: http://fitdiydad.com/index-funds-devils-advocate/
Active or passive investing? What's the difference, anyway? https://www.investopedia.com/news/active-vs-passive-investing/
Can a sovereign currency issuer (such as the United States) actually default on its debt? https://www.pragcap.com/can-a-sovereign-currency-issuer-default/
A good analysis on the topic of 'Modern Monetary Theory' described in the previous link: https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2020/06/29/the-theory-of-mmt-falls-flat-when-faced-with-reality-part-i
And who suffers when the worst happens to the American economy? Everybody:
https://thefederalist.com/2018/10/25/u-s-goes-bankrupt-heres-gets-least-pain/
A great list of quotes! My favorite is "No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinion expressed by somebody else."
https://jlcollinsnh.com/2012/06/12/i-could-not-have-said-it-better-myself/
