Living The Semi-Retired Life: Small Frequent Indulgences Or Expensive Infrequent Splurges?
And, yes, I see "celebrities" in Los Angeles
On LinkedIn, the great
posted this poll:
This resonated with me. So much so that I responded with a vote.
In today’s installment of the Living The Semi-Retired Life newsletter, I expand on the rationale behind my choice. Like housing, how you decide to indulge or splurge—and how you define these words—can set the tone for the rest of your personal finance.
Before we get into this, consider a look at the last few newsletter posts.
Taken together, they describe what we’re doing here and make the case for why you should consider joining as or becoming a paid subscriber.
Living The Semi-Retired Life: Bad Days And Building Community
The other day I had an off day. A relatively bad day. One of those days when a confluence of factors puts you in a bad mood. Everything I wrote was shit. (Or so I thought). And I didn’t really feel like working. Not even in one of my 1-to-3 hour quick bursts.
Living The Semi-Retired Life: If I Had A Chase Bank Account, I'd Probably Close It
This man represents so much of what’s wrong with one aspect of the world today. I chose my words carefully there because how much time we choose to devote to work and how we do it seems like a small potatoes issue in a world where people get shot for pulling into the wrong driveway, losing a ball in their neighbor’s yard or, goodness forbid, asking the…
Living The Semi-Retired Life: The Threat That Could Crush Your 'Side Hustle' Or Freelance Business
There’s a strange parallel happening in my life right now. Ultimately, the thing we discussed in the last two installments of the Living The Semi-Retired Life newsletter—community—will win out for people who do what I do. But what if it doesn’t? You can’t just ignore the possibility that the world as we know it today will look completely different in 2, 5, 10 or 20 years. Even significant change in a subset of the world that impacts you or I directly can spell trouble, particularly for those of us who will