‘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?
How do your Holiday shopping habits compare to the average American household? Click on LINK here to find out! Image Credit: MrFireStation.com Continue reading FIRE Station Fun – Old Time Christmas
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
A new thread on Early-Retirement.org caught my eye a couple of days ago. They original poster was asking early retirees if they regretted not working part-time (PT) to ease their transition into full retirement. Like a lot of early retirees, this person thought they might have an opportunity to carve out a PT role, before leaving the company. The complete thread is HERE. I was … Continue reading Part Time or Full Retirement?
MrFireStation.com was recently called out in a generous posting by NorthernExpenditure.com focused on bestowing the “Liebster Award” on a fellow small blogger. The Liebster Award, which is a pass-a-long recognition of seemingly unknown origin, is used by small bloggers pay to pay forward a little visibility to other small bloggers (less than 200 followers). Captain Sparky here at MrFireStation.com has been active for only about 8 … Continue reading Liebster Awards – 10 Questions for MrFireStation Answered
The Baltic Cruise that we were on in June was an interesting experience for us as we contemplate early retirement next year. While it was a great 12 day getaway, we felt a bit like fish out of water all week, as we were likely 12-15 years younger than the average cruiser on the ship, with most people in their 60s. We weren’t expecting … Continue reading Retirement Havens – Steer Clear For Years?
I’ve been a big-company guy for all of my 25+ year career. I’ve worked for three well-known MegaCorporations and learned a lot about the world of big business. As I approach my early retirement next year, I have been thinking about how I will “replace” the involvement & passion I have for the world of business. I’m proud now to say that I’ve now been … Continue reading MegaCorp & SmallCorp
I’m a pretty conservative investor overall. I tend toward low cost index funds and have a relatively conservative weighting toward cash, bonds & real estate. My goal is to preserve what I have more than grow it aggressively and take on added risk.
That said, I tend to pay a lot of attention to the stock market. It’s on the news every night and easily tracked. In fact, nearly half of our equities holdings are wrapped up in a single MegaCorp stock – where I worked for many years and accrued substantial stock options.
In their new July 2015 issue (which I read on vacation using my library’s free app), Kiplinger’s included their mid-year report on the stock market and offered advice on three moves to make right now. Continue reading “Stock Market Moves for Summer 2015”
Have you seen the Amazon Echo device yet? Mr. Fire Station is definitely a gadget guy and this gadget is a keeper. If you’ve used Siri on your Apple iPhone or other “digital assistants” you’ll definitely understand the appeal of Amazon Echo. Think of it as Siri for your home. It’s a cylindrical device that sits on your kitchen counter and awaits your commands. You … Continue reading Amazon Echo – Great Gadget
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