Tagged: semi-retirement

November 8, 2022

What I’ve Learned From 5 Years Of Semi-Retirement

October marked 5 years of blissful semi-retirement for yours truly. Half of a decade! For those not familiar, I gave up my big-wig manager job and went down to 20 hours a week back in late 2017. I started my...

psychology / side-hustle

November 9, 2021

4 Years Of Semi-Retirement And Blogging, What’s Next?

It’s the fall of 2021 and I can’t believe I’ve been in semi-retirement for 4 years. I’ve worked 20 hours a week during that time, so I’ve essentially put in 2 years of work where others have put in 4...

financial independence

December 8, 2020

Financial Independence Is All Relative

Last week while lifting weights I had 70 pounds on a barbell. If you have weights at home, go and pick up 70 pounds. It’s a lot of weight. I have some female friends who barely weigh 25 pounds more...

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

August 13, 2019

I’m Slowly Losing My W2 Muscles

When I was in grade school I had a talent for drawing. Or so that’s how my Mother dutifully described it at least. I didn’t really agree, and was always upset at what I put on paper. But there was...

work

June 21, 2019

Things I Don’t Miss About Working Full 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 half...