Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth
It’s not easy for most people to say No and some of us have a hard time doing it. I know it is something I have struggled with, both in my career and in my retirement. I have been learning to say No more often, because small requests can turn into big obligations. Here are …
Last Saturday was the one-year anniversary of my early retirement. I can’t believe it has snuck up on me so fast. It just seems like yesterday I was floundering around and trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life and now Bam! a whole year has passed me by. Despite …
I’m 10 months into early retirement and 2023 went great. It started out pretty rough, with the stock market down and me getting laid off from work, but it ended up being a fantastic year. I had some amazing adventures, I hit some goals, and my finances went well. The only thing that went wrong …
I had a wonderful vacation up the Oregon Coast last week. I hiked for almost 20 miles on the Oregon Coast Trail and the scenery was stunning. I hiked through the forest, on the beach and past a lighthouse. It was one of the prettiest hikes I can remember. While I was on this trip, …
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Part of the inspiration for my early retirement dream, was the early retirement dream of my father. My dad George was an aerospace Draftsman, and he didn’t really like his job. He also hated the Rat Race and the long commute. He felt like he was always on a tread mill, just to pay the …