Archive for the ‘Financial Freedom’ Category
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What Do You Want to Do With Your Life?
Recently, I’ve been bombarded with this question by several different sources. I’m not the type to believe in signs, but I’m starting to wonder if someone is trying to tell me something. Each time the question has come about in the context of what do you want your career to be? It’s not about morals, [...]
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Thoughts on Middle Class
I came across what’s wrong with being middle class by Mrs. Micah the other day. It’s a simply and beautiful question. Some of my closest friends who are doctors, lawyers, and financial Wall Street somethings or others. (I can never really figure out what the Wall Street guy does, but I think it involves TPS [...]
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Another Blogger Quits His Day Job
While I was away on vacation I missed the huge announcement from J.D. of Get Rich Slowly. He’s quitting his day job to pursue his dreams of writing. If that sounds a little familiar perhaps it should. He’s also launching a health site called Get Fit Slowly, which might not seem too unfamiliar to those [...]
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The Toughest Questions For Me To Answer
Ever since I’ve stopped working at my day job, everyday conversations with friends have gotten difficult. You don’t notice the number of times that people nonchalantly as how your job is going – until you are jobless. It’s as if they are saying, “How are you doing?”, without expecting to get a long, detailed answer. [...]
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Lazy Man isn’t Working and it’s Okay – a Reflection by Energi Gal
[This is a guest post from my wife. I've add a couple of editor's notes here and there.] When Lazy Man first broke the news that his employer had decided to separate ways with him, I instantaneously began the 5 stages of grief: Shock – Denial (What! You don’t have a job! It can’t be, [...]
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Random Thoughts from my First day of Forced Freedom
For those who haven’t read, yesterday I was asked to resign from my day job. Today is the first day being “job free”, even if it wasn’t exactly by choice. I’m a lot happier than I thought I’d be. In fact, I’ve never felt so free. This could fade or get old, but right now, [...]
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Yesterday I Resigned. Will I Ever “Work” Again?
I fully expected to type that title… I just didn’t expect to type it now. I figured in 2-3 years it would be appropriate. If I typed it before that, it would be a joyous occasion – followed by the popping of champaign Champagne. So now I type it, but there is no champaign. Truth [...]
