Back in 1922, Albert Einstein wrote something down and handed it to a bellboy as a tip (he claims he didn’t have any change) and stated that, if he was […]
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Tag: carpe diem
Things That Matter … And Things That Don’t
Too many folks worry too much about things that don’t matter, and too little about things that do. You know the type. Thoughts come to mind of that irritating blather […]
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Do You Know Benton MacKaye?
Do you know Benton MacKaye? He’s made my retirement better, along with thousands of others. Even though he’s dead. We’re going to look at this interesting man, and discuss 4 […]
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What The FIRE Movement Is All About – In One Word
The FIRE Movement I didn’t plan on writing today’s post about The FIRE Movement. Rather, I was planning on writing “5 Reasons Why We Decided to fatFIRE”. As I started […]
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On Being A Writer
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a writer? Today, I’m taking a short break from writing about retirement (come back next week if that’s what […]
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I’d Rather Die While I’m Living Than Live While I’m Dead
I don’t know about you, but I’d Rather Die While I’m Living Than Live While I’m Dead. Perhaps Jimmy Buffett is to blame. Jimmy Buffet’s the one who first embedding that […]
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A Man In A Kilt
Curtis Is Royalty, and today he’s giving us some great retirement advice. My 80-year old friend is participating in The One Retirement Question Project in today’s post. If you’re not […]
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Expect The Unexpected
I didn’t expect to be in Cleveland this week. She didn’t expect to work 100 hours a week. He didn’t expect to retire yet. I didn’t expect to write this […]
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The Veteran
I first noticed him as I was boarding the plane in Paris. His hat caught my attention. World War II Veteran It was a white cap, with bold yellow letters […]
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6 Lessons Learned During 33 Years In Corporate America
The special night had finally arrived. 30 of my closest co-workers, from 33 years in business, made time for the event. My wife drove 2 hours to be there. The CEO […]
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