By now you’ve undoubtedly heard about the Great Resignation, a term coined by an economist this past April which saw a record-breaking number of “quits”. The number of resignations increased each month this year, and in August alone 4.3 million...
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...
Have you seen the show called Beat Monday on Outside TV? I haven’t, but Outside recently published the trailer for the second season. As I watched it I couldn’t help but be a bit smug. The narration to the video...
Back before I semi-retired and became a highly paid professional blogger, I was a pretty highly paid manager. I was head of a large office at my agency with over 70 employees working for me and a huge budget. I...
I love reading predictions of the future from the past. When I was a kid in the 70’s and 80’s I thought by 2020 we’d surely have flying cars and that everything would be powered by the sun. Clearly I...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 1638 Miles
Running: 137 Miles
Hiking: 19 Miles
Paddling: 10 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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