Category: work
In Defense of Drudgery
Drudgery gets a bad rap. What is drudgery? Merriam Webster defines it as “dull, irksome, and fatiguing work, uninspiring or menial labor”. Merriam’s first example of drudgery used in a sentence is “He hated the drudgery of his job.” I...
It’s Nice When Your Big Life Decisions Are Validated
If you’re a new reader and not familiar with my story, I reached financial independence accidentally by saving money and investing. I semi-retired and went “half-time” to 20 hours a week at my job in late 2017. I’ve been doing...
The Blue Collar Work Ethic
My arms were starting to go numb and the sweat poured off my chin. My boss Joe kept throwing 40 pound bags of fertilizer onto the pile from the top of the rack, and expected me to move them off...
Seeing Things Through A Different Lens
A little while back I was having a conversation with a friend about my graphic arts business. When I told him that I was now making a few thousand a month he was floored. He then asked me if I’d...
Job Advice You Might Need One Day
A frequent complaint of the personal finance community is that it’s too focused on frugality and not enough on earning more money. I attempted to address this issue from my perspective with a post detailing things I did to get...
Employment Trends In The Time Of COVID-19
It would be a bit of an understatement to say the COVID-19 has changed employment across America in 2020. Back in April unemployment peaked at 14.7% with over 23 million people unemployed (not 40 million as the mainstream media continues...
Let’s Celebrate Quitting
In 2012 Kathleen Edwards had it all. She was a famous singer-songwriter with critically acclaimed albums and numerous music awards to her name. You may have never heard of her, but Edwards was not a minor act. She appeared on...
COVID-19: The Fall And Rise Of Jobs
COVID-19 has put a lot of people out of work. In many cases states and jurisdictions have forbidden certain businesses from operating, which obviously makes it hard to stay employed if you work at that business. In other cases businesses...
I May Never Go Back To Work Again
Regular readers know I scaled down to 20 hours a week in 2017 after 23 years at my W2 job. Since then I’ve been going in twice a week, two ten hour days, and it’s been glorious. I’ve used my...
What Are The Fastest Growing Occupations In America?
I’ve written on numerous occasions about the future of work and how new technologies will impact it. The labor force is a constantly changing and evolving entity, with expanding and shrinking parts driven by societal and technological changes. If I...
The Trade-Offs Of Going Part Time
If you’re a new reader and not familiar with my backstory, in a nutshell I became financially independent in my mid-40’s and went down to 20 hours a week at my W2 job. I now spend the newly freed 20...
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