The Unpaid Work We All Need
What is work and why do we do it? A classic definition of work is “activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.” Another is “a task or tasks to be undertaken; something...
Tagged: health
Travel Now, Your Health Depends On It
We wandered the streets of Belmopan looking for a place to eat, and as we approached the main square we heard shouting and chanting. After a morning of cave diving and an afternoon of mountain biking, we just wanted some...
When Free Is Bad
It was about 1:30 in the morning and I heard my brother pull up to the house. My body overrun with anticipation, he dumped the magical bag on the kitchen counter. I tore it open and quickly sussed out the...
I Didn’t Dream Big, You Should
I crested the top of the hill, gasping for air, legs screaming in pain. My cycling GPS tracker beeped to show my time. It said 3:37. Holy crap…. After a minute or two to catch my breath and get my...
Front-Load Your Career To Achieve What Europeans Have
We descended the steps to the metro station with fresh espresso and croissants in our bellys. Our hangovers were already starting to wane as we set off for another day of adventure in Paris. It was a Tuesday morning and...
My Financial Independence Diet
I’ve received numerous reader emails asking about my diet. At first I thought this was a bit weird but one recent inquiry was from a person struggling with weight loss and who’s also trying to get into cycling. They said...
Fit But Not Healthy, Wealthy But Not Rich
It was the fall of 2019 and I was firing on all cylinders. I was the lightest I had ever been in my adult life, my popping veins provided visual reminders of my well earned fitness. I had just broken...
Optimize Your Money And Health By Becoming A Robot
Last week I posted about the stellar year my business had in 2020. This post is about how I became a robot in the same year. When COVID plowed into our lives and most states instituted some level of stay...
My COVID Diaries And What Has Rescued Me
So, how’s your pandemic going? I entered 2020 on a pretty good high. In 2019 I saw my business start to take off, I had my best year bike racing and fitness-wise ever, and I finally felt adjusted to my...
Semi-Retirement Experiments, Mastering The Nap And The Coffee Nap
*I wrote this post before the COVID pandemic started, but feel it’s even more timely now. Some of you now have more time on your hands, hopefully not because you lost your job, but maybe just because you don’t have...
How The Coronavirus Might Change Food
For introverts like me, “social distancing” isn’t something I have to be convinced to do. It’s built into my life a little more than it is for a social butterfly or an extrovert. So I’ve been watching with curious fascination...
Only You Can Lower Healthcare Costs
If you don’t know my story, I went part time at my job in October 2017 after exceeding my target financial independence net worth. One of the reasons I stay part time instead of fully retiring is to keep my...
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