Tag: Retirement

Exiting should be art

Exiting should be art.

Why?

Because if you truly knew how much time you had left and it wasn’t as much as you thought it would be, you’d probably rally like Tom Brady with two minutes to go in the Super Bowl.

Note: Not a football fan anymore, but definitely a fan of excellence. And Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls. Some of them were come from behind with only two minutes to go.

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Fun, buy one get one

Fun.

BOGO.

Buy one fun day, get a second fun day free.

Looking forward to less work, more fun.

Way less work.

Way more fun.

That’s my amended life vision.

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Making a budget

Making a budget used to be simple.

  1. Do we have enough money at the end of the month?
  2. Do we pay our credit card bill in full every month?
  3. Do we auto-save money for the future?

Now…

Now it’s different.

Past few days i’ve been itemizing all our fixed and variable expenses.

Eye-opening.

Why change and refocus?

We are heading to a reduced, fixed income soon.

The goal?

Same three original goals, but without dual (or even single) professional job income. Zero jobs moving forward. Only pensions and Social Security. Exciting times.

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Don’t die with a book in you

mid life celebration book in a disney tunnel
October 31, 2014.

Wanted to write a Love letter to my wife and son (then 13) in case something bad ever happened to me & i’m not around. It turned into a 2013 book.

Snapped a bunch of photos of the first book all over Walt Disney World property. Pictured above is one on the final day as a Full-Time Cast Member.

Note: This photo can also be seen as a “Disney Retirement Eve” photo.

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With great risk

mountains
Birdwoman Falls…500′ tall.

With great risk, generally, comes great reward.

You’ve heard the timeless cliche…

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

And who can forget…

Burn the ships.

(die or succeed because retreating is not an option)

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