In our house, we seldom watch network TV, at least not live. We watch a lot of movies–usually old ones, that we can watch for free, or get from Netflix. We enjoy discussing them later, and I may post some of our thoughts from time to time.
Continue reading “Thoughts on “The Italian Job””Category: Living life
Thoughts on things mostly unrelated to work or money
On Good Citizenship, or Don’t be a Pig
One of the issues have with some of the frugality blogs out there–and don’t get me wrong, I love reading them–is the excitement? Pride? Exhortation? to take advantage of free things. It especially bothers me when I know that the author is no longer struggling financially.
I should point out that as I write this, I have just taken advantage of free admission to a museum while staying (for free) at a relative’s home in another city. So I get the appeal of the cheap/free treat.
Continue reading “On Good Citizenship, or Don’t be a Pig”Ten Steps to Future Me
Last week I rambled a bit about finding something to retire to, rather than focusing on retiring from. Also about (re)building a life that I can enjoy now, rather than waiting until . I also mentioned that I am taking a small pay cut, to get a little more time back in my life. The big question is: how will I use that time well?
Continue reading “Ten Steps to Future Me”Figuring Out Future Me
There’s lots of talk out in the FIRE blog world about retiring to something, rather than from something. Finding your passion, something you not only don’t mind going to do, but are excited that you get to go work on it.
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