Tag Archives: early retirement
Definitely Not Purpose
Disclaimer. Yet again, there’s no talk of finances in this one. Instead I’m discussing some of my post-working life in a very casual, journal-y way. Additional warning: It’s intensely personal. If that doesn’t sound interesting to you, well then, absolutely no worries. … Continue reading
Home Ownership: A Retrospective and Beyond
My wife and sold our home in early 2015, and we did it mostly to enable us to comfortably quit our jobs.
DoomBook
I’m not a huge fan of blogs or Facebook pages that show the rosiness of peoples’ lives and nothing else.
Done Detoxing
There’s this period of transition between full time employment and being settled in your post-work existence known as detox.
Taking a Gap Year
I’ve recently realized that I should have taken significant time away from work prior to retiring instead of slogging straight through my career since graduating from university, 1999 to 2015, with hardly a letup. Why have I come to this conclusion? What … Continue reading
Posted in Backstory, Finance
Tagged early retirement, FI, financial independence, retirement, sabbatical
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Quitters Never Win, Except When They Do – 2/3
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damned fool about it. — W.C. Fields No build-up or table-setting today. This is going to read like a direct continuation … Continue reading
Posted in CurrentLife
Tagged early retirement, FI, finances, financial independence, personal finance, retirement, sabbatical
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Living a FI 