From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Chart Early Retirement

July 27, 2009

As a visual person, I very much appreciate graphical motivators such as wall charts and the like. Whether you are tracking weight loss, or progress towards early retirement, a wall chart can be a powerful tool.
This concept was first introduced to me in the book Your Money or Your Life. The book’s authors advocated creating [...]

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Becoming A Millionaire Not Required

July 16, 2009

Most people assume to retire you must be a millionaire, literally. As if the magical number of one million guarantees a life of comfort for the rest of your days. Fortunately for the rest of us, that just is not true. There are plenty of people who retire on less than a million dollars, and [...]

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What If Mondays Were Just Another Day?

July 15, 2009

Caught a great post over at Retirement: A Full-Time Job with the title, Thank God It’s Monday. Initially, I thought it was a typo – we all know the saying is, “Thank God it’s Friday!
Upon closer inspection I realized exactly what the author meant. Like her, I dread Monday mornings to the point that I literally [...]

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Escaping The Office: What’s Your Motivation?

July 7, 2009

A lot of people walk away from successful careers for noble reasons. Perhaps they want to pursue volunteer activities, or do mission work, or go back to school to change careers. I have some of those same ideas in mind for when I step away, but I would be lying if I did not also [...]

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Fed Up With The Term Rat Race

July 6, 2009

Many books have been written on the rat race, and those who run it. I don’t know about you, but I resent being called a rat, even if I am a willing participant in the race. You see, I am an average guy with a wife, a couple kids and a dog. I have mouths [...]

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