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FIRE Milestone – Final Day: Blasting Into Retirement

Friday was my last day at WORK.  My last day EVER.  Just short of 10,000 days since I first started my professional career (about 6,300 work days).  The day had a range of emotions and activities that spanned excitement & ordinary.  The highlight was BLASTING out of the MegaCorp parking garage toward freedom! People have been quite interested on what specifically I am going to … Continue reading FIRE Milestone – Final Day: Blasting Into Retirement

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FIRE Milestone – The Glorious Farewell Party

I can’t begin to describe the almost dreamlike surrealness that comes with walking into a beautifully decorated restaurant and reading a BIG banner and cake that say “Congratulations on your Retirement!”  YOUR retirement.  This is IT.  If you aren’t 1000% sure you are ready for early retirement, seeing the BIG cake at the YOUR farewell party certainly will seal the deal. As I wrote about … Continue reading FIRE Milestone – The Glorious Farewell Party

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Final Week of Work – A Bang or Whimper?

Entering the atomic age, T.S. Elliot  remarked that the end of the world would likely come now come with “not a bang, but a whimper”.  As I enter the final week of my almost 27 year professional world, I am not sure whether to expect a bang or a whimper myself.  Will this be a boisterous, celebratory week or more of a low-key farewell? With … Continue reading Final Week of Work – A Bang or Whimper?

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Top Posts 2015 – Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Everyone!  Thank you all for your support in our journey to early retirement and this blog, which I launched 12 months ago.  It has grown to almost 200 followers/fans, 1000 visitors in 2015, and 5,000 views.  I appreciate your interest, “likes”, and comments. Here are the Top Ten most read MrFireStation posts of 2015 … Work One More Year As A Gift … Continue reading Top Posts 2015 – Happy New Year!

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Holiday Office Party – Mad Men or MegaCorp?

‘Tis the season for the venerable holiday office party.  While December is a busy month at most companies with year-end looming, it is also a time to raise a glass of good cheer with your colleagues.  Folks at my MegaCorp are happily looking forward to the New Year.  There has not been much too celebrate lately with job layoffs, budget cuts and other unpleasantness spoiling … Continue reading Holiday Office Party – Mad Men or MegaCorp?

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Not Singing The Sunday Blues

The “Sunday Blues” are the dreadful feelings that emerge late in the weekend when your mind starts to turn to the beginning of a new work week. This weekly mini depression is the return of the performance anxiety we live with at school or on the job that is temporarily lifted over the weekend, holidays, or on vacation.  You could say the Sunday Blues are … Continue reading Not Singing The Sunday Blues

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FIRE Milestones – Reaching Millionaire Status

I’m going to start this post (part of a series of posts about retirement milestones), with the assumption that most early retirees in the developed world will reach millionaire status as a matter of course in achieving financial independence.  I know the FIRE community is filled with a good number of frugal-living devotees, but I think building toward at least $1 million dollar net worth … Continue reading FIRE Milestones – Reaching Millionaire Status

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Jubilant Retirement In Any Language

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The Spanish word for “retiree” or “retired” is a lot more fun than the words we use in English. The word “jubilado” (or “jubilada” for women), based on the word “jubilee” is the term used by Spanish retirees.  Jubilee connotes a season or occasion of joyful celebration.  Spanish-speakers do seem more jubilant in the way they live their lives and the word is a lot more celebratory than the dreary connotations that come with “retirement” in English.

Its origins are deeply embedded in the Bible. Continue reading “Jubilant Retirement In Any Language”

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