Sometimes life changes creep up on us slowly, so slowly that we may not even realize the change is underway. At other time, though, we face a defining moment that shapes the rest of our life. I’ve had several of these defining moments in my life, one of the most significant being when [...]
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Today marks my one-year anniversary of my retirement from full-time employment. One year ago, I was walking out of my office with that last box of “office stuff”, saying good-bye to my very good friends, and feeling a little nervous about what I had just done. I think now is the perfect time [...]
Syd at Retirement: A Full Time Job wrote a great post last week about mistakes she made on her way to early retirement. Like me, she retired in her 40s and blogs about her experience getting to and enjoying early retirement.
I’ve been intending to write a post about some of the big mistakes I made [...]
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This week’s Festival of Frugality was hosted by Living Almost Large. It is a clever edition with inclusion of some celebrities who are notably frugal. Some of my favorite frugal stories this week include:
The Iconoclast Investor: The Tiniest House on the Street
I’ve had a fascination with Tumbleweed Houses ever since I first learned about them, [...]
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You know the old career advice to “do what you love”? A lovely sentiment, no? There’s even a book devoted to the topic. But in reality, unless you are one of the fortunate few who happens to love say, litigation or rocket science or brain surgery, you may be out of [...]
