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Category Archives: BigLaw
Unofficially Official
When last we met, I had concluded with near certainty that my position with BigLaw was reaching the end. I’ve been wanting to leave for years. In fact, when I returned from Belize, a trip with which I rewarded myself … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Percent Rule, Africa, Attorney, BigLaw, BigLawBoss, Botswana, Early Retirement, Frugality, Lions, Retirement, Wildlife
Tagged ACA, Africa Safari, African Lions, Botswana, Botswana Safari, Early Retirement, Leaving the Law, Lions, MAGI, Marginal Adjusted Gross Income, Retirement
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The End of Lawyering Is Nigh
I’ve been practicing law for twenty-four years. That makes twenty-four years engaged in a profession I don’t enjoy. I know I’m not alone here: Many lawyers dislike lawyering. There’s an entire industry geared toward helping lawyers leave the practice of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Attorney, BigLaw, BigLawBoss, Botswana, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Fuck You Money, Gender Bias at Law Firms, Getting Unstuck, Investing, Law, Law Firm Gender Bias, Lawyer, Mid-Life, Personal Finance, Practice of Law, Women Lawyers
Tagged BigLaw, Early Retirement
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On Spinsterhood
Wikipedia, states: Spinster is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women should marry. It could also indicate that a woman is considered unlikely to ever … Continue reading
Posted in Abusive Relationships, BigLaw, Cats, Female Attorneys, Feminism, Gender Bias at Law Firms, Law Firm Gender Bias, Lawyer, Marriage, Mid-Life, Practice of Law, Relationships, Settling, spinster, Spinster, Women Lawyers
Tagged Bachelor, Bachelorette, Confirmed Bachelor, Confirmed Bachelorette, Old Maid, spinster, Spinster with Cats, spinsterhood
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Now what?
Being a mid-life “orphan” is disorienting. As I contemplate what I want to do for the rest of my life, who I want to be, I realize how much time I spend looking over my shoulder for objections, judgments, or … Continue reading
Blossoming Blossoms
It’s springtime in Central Texas. My favorite time of year. Bluebonnets and 70-degree days. Last year, I was working too much, and missed most of it. This year, I’m taking advantage of a slow patch, and enjoying every bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Antidepressants, Attorney, BigLaw, BigLawBoss, Brintellix, Deplin, Depression, Diet, Exercise & Fitness, Flowers, Health, Mid-Life, Nature, Prediabetes, walking
Tagged Antidepressants, BigLaw, Brintellix, Central Texas, Deplin, Depression, diabetes, Divorce, exercise, Gray Divorce, Health, High-Cost Pharma, Low-carb high-fat, mental-health, nature, outdoors, Prediabetes, Reversing prediabetes, Texas Bluebonnets, Walking
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Better Living Through Science
I take back every bad thing I ever said about antidepressants. OK, maybe not everything. Abilify did make my hair fall out. Viibryd gave me sleestak dreams. Wellbutrin plugged me up until I began looking like a snake who’d swallowed … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Antidepressants, BigLaw, Brintellix, Cats, CKD Cat, Death and Grief, Deplin, Depression, Grief, Prediabetes, Subcutaneous Fluids
Tagged Abilify, Alcoholism, Antidepressants, Brintellix, Chronic Kidney Disease Cats, CKD Cat, Colonic, Colonoscopy, Deplin, Depression, diabetes, Health, LCHF, Low-carb high-fat, Mammogram, Prediabetes, Reversing prediabetes, Sobriety, Sub-Q Fluids Cat, Subcutaneous Fluids Cats, Texas Capitol, type 2 diabetes, Viibryd, Wellbutrin
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Line In the BigLaw Sand
Line in the sand is a metaphor that means, “I’m not going past this point, mothertrucker.” Wikipedia has the origin of the phrase perhaps going back to biblical times. Being a Texas transplant, I’m more familiar with its usage at … Continue reading
Posted in BigLaw, Early Retirement, Texas History
Tagged Alamo, Alamo Line in the Sand, Battle of the Alamo, BigLaw, Colonel William Travis, Early Retirement, Financial Independence, General Santa Anna, I Hate Being a Lawyer, Investing, Line in the Sand, Personal Finance, Quitting the Law, San Anotonio, Texas History, The Alamo
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Late Bloomer
As I move closer to walking away from BigLaw, I often think: if only I knew “then” what I know now. If only I knew it was possible to retire by 50 (or even 40) if I’d started early. Luckily, … Continue reading
Posted in BigLaw, Early Retirement, Personal Finance
Tagged BigLaw, Early Retirement, Eff You Money, F-You Money, Financial Independence, JL Collins, Living A FI, Mad FIentist, Money, Mr. Money Mustache, Overdrive, Personal Finance, Public Library, Retirement, Stock Series, Women and Money, Your Money Or Your Life
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F$$$ You Money
Learning the art of frugality has proven to be important for a multitude of reasons. Not the least of which is that it sets you on a path to freedom. Spending little, saving more, forsaking consumerism. All key elements to … Continue reading
House of Cards
My suspicions were correct: my boss is cheating on his wife. At the risk of turning my blog into a BigLaw drama, I present to you an account of how his shenanigans were confirmed.* *Yes, I wrote that last phrase … Continue reading
Posted in Affair, BigLaw, Early Retirement, Retirement
Tagged BigLaw, Early Retirement, House of Cards, Retirement
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