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Continue reading →: Keeping Up with the Palpatines: Money really is PersonalKeeping up with the Joneses—or in my case, the Palpatines—is a well known path that leads away from FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). It definitely leads away from early retirement. We all choose how we spend our money. Some people splurge in life; as money comes in, it goes right…
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Continue reading →: Trading the Office Hum for the Joy of ‘Done’The moment the power tools started, the Empire’s ( my company’s) hold on my mind was broken, if only for a few days. A recent productive Thanksgiving long weekend at the cottage was a perfect point of comparison to a good week of work (Thanksgiving in Canada is early Oct).…
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Continue reading →: Do or Do Not: The Power of BeliefImposter syndrome. Self Confidence issues. Fear of Change. Self Destructive Behaviors. We all suffer with our self beliefs. We have doubts about who we are and what we can do. It is second nature for everyone. These doubting beliefs and how strong they are shape your life. A favorite quote…
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Continue reading →: The ‘Rabbit Investor’: My Path to Early RetirementI’ve spent plenty of time on this blog discussing the emotional effort required to retire early—the mental gymnastics of deciding on “enough”. But I’ve been holding back one huge part of the equation: the money itself. It’s time for a confession. I have not been a good investor. The financial…
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Continue reading →: The Emperor moves to a different Death StarJust three months at my new job (the Death Star), and the familiar churn of corporate change has started. I report into an Emperor (boss) who is located at a remote Death Star. I am also reporting, dotted line, to another Emperor at my site. Matrix reporting is not…
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Continue reading →: The Deep Roots of Our Money MindsetWhat makes us tick? Much of what we do are subconscious learned behaviors. Our parents have an outsized impact on our beliefs, especially concerning money. When we are young we watch what our parents do to learn how we are suppose to act. If we don’t examine these deeply rooted…
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Continue reading →: Negative People Make your Hair fall outIt didn’t take long. The perfect antidote for enjoying my last two weeks at work showed up. I went from being on fire at work, ready to take on any projects, to grinding to a halt after a single, toxic conversation. The culprit? One of my Imperial Officers (managers) got…
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Continue reading →: Objects in the Mirror are Closer then they Appear: Health AdditionIt sneaks up on you. One day you think you’re pretty fit, and the next, a beer gut is staring back from the mirror. The slow, slippery, downward slope of your health happens without you truly noticing. As we get older, we tend to move less but still eat like…
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Continue reading →: T-9 to Death Star Explosion: The Retirement CountdownSome days at the current Death Star drag. The countdown clock to the day I retire seems to barely move. The brain keeps replaying “What am I doing? Why did I sign up to this? You Moron”. But then you hit a few days – or even a whole week…
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Continue reading →: Sadly I may miss Coworker Meetings when I RetireWork is a big part of my social life, and I suspect that’s a common experience for most men. Many Articles discuss the difference between men and women and what makes their social lives tick. Men are more dependent than women on work to be able to fill their social…
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