I’ve got more than 4 months to go, but I thought I would share the two lists I’ve started about the things I will and won’t miss about working. So far, I have more on the “won’t miss” list, but I think you will see that they things on the “will miss” list are pretty rich and meaningful: WON’T MISS: Monthly budget meetings / sales … Continue reading Early Retirement – “Miss” & “Won’t Miss” Lists
This weekend’s launch of SPECTRE puts James Bond back on the big screen in the 24th official film of the series. Our family is a big fan of the franchise and my son & I saw (and rated) all of the movies over the last year. We enjoyed the new movie a lot, but you are probably wondering what is the linkage to a personal … Continue reading James Bond … Donated His Salary To Charity?
It’s not just funny, it’s the truth … The Onion News Image Credit: The Onion Continue reading The Onion: “People Happiest When Pretending To Work From Home”
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
Well, this has certainly been the most dramatic month in the nine months I’ve been posting about our countdown to early retirement. The stock market surged back to positive this month – even my MegaCorp’s stock as they aim to layoff 1,500 useless corporate bureaucrats like me by end of year (Merry Christmas!).
Continue reading “Early Retirement FIRE Escape – 5 Months Left”
Today is “Clean Up” Day at MegaCorp. It’s the annual office tradition when once a year the strange bedfellows of MegaCorp Facilities & Legal team up to get everyone to throw out old files. Legal loves this day because they are always worried that in some deep file cabinet there is an old memo that could somehow be damning in a lawsuit. As a result, … Continue reading Clean Sweep Friday @ MegaCorp
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
Setting long term goals is one thing, but following through with them is another. When you first start thinking about playing with FIRE – being Financially Independent & Retired Early – the key question is are you tracking to a nest egg number, or a specific date? Like many people, I always figured we would quit the day we hit “The Number”. Achieving a nest … Continue reading FIRE Milestones – Picking Your Early Retirement Date
Yesterday my MegaCorp employer announced weak sales, record profits, and 1,500 job cuts. The rumors started about a week ago and proved true the old adage that 99% of organizational rumors are true. While no plans have been announced for how they are going to go about the layoffs, a couple things are understood: Continue reading “Blue Days @ MegaCorp / Financial Independence”
One of the executives at the MegaCorp where I first started my career once shared a story called “The Three Stonecutters”. It’s a vision & leadership parable, that I still remember 20+ years later. Continue reading “The Three Stonecutters”
