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The Foolish Route To Millionaire Status

I heard some interesting factoids about America’s millionaires recently on the Zig Ziglar Podcast.  This isn’t a podcast that I had listened to before (or are necessarily recommending), but I enjoyed the insight into where America’s millionaires come from and thought it might be instructional to many people who are thinking about financial independence. First, the podcasters said that there are actually a good number of … Continue reading The Foolish Route To Millionaire Status

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Goodbye Megacorp Vacation Policies – My Time Will Be Mine

I just noticed that my son’s spring break dates next March are just two weeks before I plan to start my early retirement. An awkward time to take a week off of work I guess, but that won’t stop me from taking my vacation time accrued and enjoying a sunny trip to a warm weather destination. Part of my motivation is to ‘protest’ the antiquated … Continue reading Goodbye Megacorp Vacation Policies – My Time Will Be Mine

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The Dark Dream: ‘Take This Job & Shove It’

“Take this job & shove it!” – that’s the dark dream isn’t it?  The 1977 Johnny Paycheck song captures the retaliatory spirit within us all to fight the ‘man’ and leave work in a glorious rage of independence.  While the song peaked at #1 for just two weeks on the Billboard Country charts, it has lived on as a cultural touchstone for more than 35 years. … Continue reading The Dark Dream: ‘Take This Job & Shove It’

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Retirement Lifestyle – Less Competition During The Work Week

We put a terrific screened porch on our house last summer. It has a great wooded view, gets a nice breeze, and is a terrific spot to sit and read or listen to the ballgame.  Unfortunately, it seems like every time I get comfortable out there, someone else is starting up their lawn mower or the weed whacker.  It’s happened so much lately that my … Continue reading Retirement Lifestyle – Less Competition During The Work Week

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Early Retirement Fun – #HowIQuit on Jimmy Fallon

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Earlier this year, Jimmy Fallon issued a hashtag challenge on Twitter for people to “Tweet out a funny, weird, or embarrassing way you quit a job and tag with #HowIQuit“. About a eight of them were featured on the show that night (link to video here). Since dozens more were tweeted out, I thought I would share the Top 50 I read online …

  • One Mon morning my co-worker was a no-call no-show. He sent an email that simply said “Today I am retired”
  • Told my boss, “I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here.”
  • My last day on the job I gave my manager a copy of the movie, “Two Weeks Notice”
  • Made my bosses & coworkers goodie bags full of candy. Then told them I was quitting.

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Reminiscing On The Water

We are at sea today on our summer vacation cruise of Scandinavia. Yesterday we were in Copenhagen, and today we are sailing toward Tallinn, Estonia.  We are on a Royal Caribbean ship, although we have cruised on different ones in the past.  As we were pulling out of the harbor yesterday, there were several other cruise ships also departing, including ships from MSC, Holland America, … Continue reading Reminiscing On The Water

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