Overcome Imposter Syndrome With Uniqueness
The other day on my run a Bob Dylan song came on, followed by ones from Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks. During the Stevie song I thought how all three of them – Dylan, Petty, and Nicks, would have never...
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2020, The Year My Business Grew Up
For those not familiar with my story, I’m financially independent and semi-retired to 20 hours a week at my main job. I’ve been working hard on what started as a side hustle and now is a full-fledged business since late...
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...
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...
The Relative Happiness Of Income
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History Of A Successful Side Hustle
Regular readers know that my main side hustle is not this blog but my graphic arts business. And what a year it was. I set a goal to earn $6,000 this year ($500 a month average) and I’m ecstatic to...
Get After It, There’s More Work To Do
I bunny hopped a pothole and got right onto Jordan’s rear wheel. Drafting, the practice of keeping your front tire just inches behind the rear tire of the cyclist in front of you, can save you 30% effort since you’re...
Why Middle Age Is The Best
If I asked you what the average age of a successful startup founder was, what would you say? 25? 30? If you’re like most, you probably guess a number under 35. Start up lore is chock-full of young guns who...
What My Parents Never Told Me About Chores
If you work a white collar job in front of a computer like I have most of my career, you likely sit for most of the day. Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve heard how sitting too much is bad...
The Slowly Changing Routine Of My Semi-Retired Schedule
I went part time at my job in October 2017 after exceeding my target financial independence net worth. It’s been my intention to keep posting updates on both my new work life as well as my non-work life. I’ve done...
Gig Or Job? The Future Of Gig Economy Jobs
NPR did an article recently about the gig economy that really got me thinking. Firstly, the article cited the research I posted about last year that claims to gig economy is actually getting smaller. This is of course contrary to...
Have Patience With Your Side Hustle
As regular readers know my main side hustle right now is selling graphic designs online. It’s something I really love, mainly because it’s 100% self-paced and almost completely passive. I create a design and upload it to various websites, and...
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