Never Retire: Living The Semi-Retired Life

Never Retire: Living The Semi-Retired Life

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Why I Don't Invest In The Stock Market
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Why I Don't Invest In The Stock Market

I wonder if you can relate?

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Feb 18, 2024
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Today’s post is a confluence of some things I wrote in 2021 and 2022 that help explain why I don’t invest in the stock market. I feel like more people can relate to what I write here than we like to admit in a society—particularly around money—that acts so macho. It’s more acceptable to nod your head in agreement when people talk about how they got rich in stocks than to admit it’s just not your thing.

Anyhow, I enjoyed reading the stuff I wrote 2-3 years ago now. Even after doing this for so long, I feel like I am still improving as a writer. And, as you’ll see, still going through the process of determining how to best organize my personal finance.

Though, with the clear goal of moving to Spain on the horizon, I have stayed the course for the last 18 months or so and plan to until the day we end up buying an apartment in our new home country! This might be the answer.

Investing for something relatively uncertain that’s 20, 30, 40 years away doesn’t feel tangible. Whereas saving for something that’s less than a year (the move), then 3-5 years away (buying the apartment) feels real and fosters better focus and commitment.

The 2021 and 2022 pieces are separated by a couple day-and-night images from Lyon.

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