Getting Down with Charlie “Brown”

Charlie is indeed his first name, but I playfully made up the “Brown” part. Isn’t that fun?! Charlie has asked to remain partially anonymous (as we do here), because he’s discussing some stuff that his bosses might not like. We get it — nothing says I want a big bonus this year like “save money, retire early, blah, blah” on the internet.

The real Charlie Brown is kind of a downer, but not this Charlie. He and his wife are gaming out their life, and that’s pretty cool.

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Mark Anderson: Fully Optimized

Mark Anderson is more than just an impressive climber. He’s also the co-author of the wildly popular The Rock Climber’s Training Manual, a husband, a father of two young children, and a prolific route developer. Oh yeah, and he balances all of this with a full-time career completely independent of rock climbing. On top of all that, Mark and his wife are pursuing financial independence!

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