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Continue reading →: The Imperial Coast to Retirement: Quiet QuittingDuring COVID, a new term emerged that I didn’t pay much attention to at the time: Quiet Quitting. When I finally looked into it, I was surprised to find a startlingly accurate description of my own behavior at my current Empire. Today, I want to explore whether that label truly…
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Continue reading →: The Diverging Path: When Your Spouse Isn’t Ready to Leave the EmpireWe all choose our paths based upon our own experiences. When we come to fork in the road our experience is how we decide on which path to take. But there is more to it than just experience. The “timing” of the decision has to be right I am a…
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Continue reading →: Positivity: Your Focus Determines Your RealityWe’ve all heard it before: you are the average of the five people you surround yourself with. I was reminded of just how much that influence matters this morning. Many days can feel like Groundhog Day. I go to work, talk to the same people over a three-day cycle, and…
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Continue reading →: Who You Are in This Moment: Outrunning the Ghost of Christmas FutureEvery December, the Ghost of Christmas Future pays me a visit. Usually, he’s carrying a spreadsheet and pointing toward a distant retirement date, and I spend my time calculating if I’ve “saved enough” to retire in the near future. But this year, the vision he showed me hit me a…
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Continue reading →: The Ghost of Christmas PresentJust a quick note to say thank you for those who have found my site and have read my posts this year. It is one of my best presents for this season. The main lesson from the Ghost of Christmas Present is to focus on today. The now. Where ever…
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Continue reading →: The Ghost of Christmas Past: Why the Heart Remembers the Magic and Forgets the Dark SideAs time passes, we forget how bad the bad times were, and we start to remember the good times as being better than they actually were. I saw this psychological trick first hand this week, and it was a little depressing. At my old “Death Star” (work), I led a…
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Continue reading →: The Price of (Toilet) Paper WealthThis is part 2 of “Is Toilet Paper a Better Investment Than AI Stocks” We all invest based on our experience. Our victories and defeats are deeply imprinted, leading us to subconsciously prioritize what brought success and avoid what caused failure. In Part 1, I detailed the brutal outcome for…
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Continue reading →: 🧻Is Toilet Paper a Better Investment Than AI Stocks?Originally posted at 1500day.com as a guest post One of my favorite money authors is Morgan Housel (The Psychology of Money). He spins great stories with the intent to teach key concepts. Today, one of his core concepts hit me as I contemplated current AI stock valuations. His quote: “Your…
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Continue reading →: The Modern Snow Day: A Practice RetirementYesterday was an unexpected practice retirement day. It was one of those gloriously wide-open days. It felt exactly like a snow day when I was a kid. Remember waking up to find a ton of snow had fallen? (Or, if you’re like my kids, a nasty sheet of freezing rain.)…
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Continue reading →: The Single Decision That Ends Stock Market ObsessionI have a confession that anyone pursuing or already living Financial Independence (FI) likely would also confess too. It’s a trait I see in some FIRE people, and it’s a bad habit I wish I didn’t share. It’s a pattern I need to end with a single decision to benefit…
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