Tagged: part time

financial independence / life experience

September 13, 2022

The Answer To The Hectic Life

I did a nice beach road trip recently to some of the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia beaches. In my usual fashion of being active I packed the trip with cycling, running, kayaking, standup paddleboarding, a horrible attempt at traditional surfing,...

work

June 21, 2022

Corporate America Is Catching Up With What I Did Almost Five Years Ago

I still vividly remember that first day as if it were yesterday. It was a picture perfect bluebird October morning and the Potomac River was glass-flat and empty. As I took my first few paddle strokes away from the boat...

psychology / work

April 5, 2022

The Money To Anxiety Ratio

In 2021 as covid vaccines rolled out the cycling group rides and races that are such an important part of my life came back. While this provided a huge boost to my moral and my training, I also got some...

financial independence / life experience

October 20, 2020

Three Years Of Early Semi-Retirement, Is It What’s It’s Cracked Up To Be?

If you’re a new reader and not familiar with my backstory, I became financially independent “accidentally” in my mid-40’s from smart living and smarter spending. It wasn’t something I deliberately pursued, it just came as a byproduct of the lifestyle...

work

September 8, 2020

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...

work

May 19, 2020

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...