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Category Archives: Retirement
Walking Away From the Law
I have 269 days left of the practice of law; not that I’m counting. I will be fifty-six at the end of the year, which means I’m leaving the practice during my peak earning potential. I could go to another … Continue reading
Posted in Early Retirement, Great Bear Rainforest, Law, Lawyer, Photography, Retirement, Spirit Bear, Travel, Wildlife Photography, Writing
Tagged Alaska, Blogging, British Columbia, Digital Photography, Early Retirement, Great Bear Rainforest, Leaving the Law, Nature Photography, Photography, Recovering Lawyer, Retirement, Spirit Bear, Wildlife Photography, WordPress, Writing Life
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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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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
Freeloading Family
My nephew is a freeloader. Yesterday, after years of back and forth, I traveled to Houston to put a stop to it. My mother’s oldest grandson, in his early thirties, has lived in her home (in a garage apartment) for … Continue reading
Posted in Early Retirement, Elderly Parents, Freeloading Family, Retirement
Tagged Alcoholism, Canada, Early Retirement, Elderly Parents, Family, Family Freeloader, Freeloader, Frugality, Gitche Gumee, Lake Superior, Moocher, Ontario Canada, Retirement, Sobriety, stress, Stress Reduction, Stupid SUVs
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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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Lawyers At Sunset
I read an article in the Texas Lawyer yesterday: The Graying Tsunami: As Baby Boom Lawyers Reach 65, More Choose to Work Into the Sunset “In the past 10 years, the state’s over-65 lawyer population has grown from 8 to … Continue reading
Posted in Antidepressants, BigLaw, Canada, Depression, Early Retirement, Lake Superior, Ontario, Photography, Practice of Law, Retirement
Tagged Antidepressants, Attorney, Attorney at Law, BigLaw, Canada, Chipmunks, Depression, Early Retirement, Gitch Gumee, Lake Superior, Lawyers, nature, Nature Photography, Ontario, Overachievers, Photography, Practice of Law, Quitting the Law, Retirement, Retirement from the Law, Sunrise, Sunset, Sunsets, Tom Petty
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Operation Non-Legal Eagle
This bird is lucky. He is not a legal eagle. He is a Bald Eagle. A non-legal eagle. One day, I aspire to emulate this bird; to also not be a legal eagle. I’ve become a bit obsessed about this … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Day Sober Challenge, 4 Percent Rule, Attorney, Bald Eagle, BigLaw, Birding, Birds, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Great Bear Rainforest, Lawyer, Nature, Photography, Retirement, Sobriety
Tagged 4 Percent Rule, Attorney, Bald Eagle, BigLaw, Birds, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Great Bear Rainforest, Lawyer, nature, Photography
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Uncomfortably Un-numb
Here I am: Day 22 of the 100-Day-No-Booze Challenge. That’s three weeks without an after-work cocktail. The good news is, I’m no longer numb. The bad news is, I’m no longer numb. Funny thing about drinking (or whatever your numbing … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Birds, Law, Lawyer, Nature, Retirement, Sobriety, Wine
Tagged Alcoholism, Birds, Great Bear Rainforest, Health, healthy-living, mental-health, nature, Nikon D3200, Photography, Raven, Sobriety, Travel
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Exercise in Frugality or How to Speed Up Leaving the Miserable Practice of Law
As I’ve mentioned in the past, the legal profession, in my experience, is soul-sucking. So when the case under which I’ve been buried for the past several weeks did not settle at mediation on Friday as I expected it would, the futility … Continue reading
Posted in Ditching Cable TV, Finance, Financial Advice, Frugality, Investing, Retirement
Tagged Attorney, Cutting Expenses, Debt Free, Ditching Cable TV, Don't Go to Law School, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Financial Advice, Financial Independence, FIRE, Frugality, Getting out of Debt, Getting Rid of Cable, I Hate Being a Lawyer, Index Funds, Investing, law, Law Degree, Law School, Lawyer
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These Boots Are Made For Walking
I used to think frugality was the same as being cheap. My mother shopped at garage sales and did not spend money on herself beyond necessities. She wasn’t into clothes, jewelry, or girly pampering. My dad, in stark contrast, was … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Financial Advice, Investing, Lawyer, Living Life, Mid-Life, Retirement
Tagged Consumerism, Finance, Finances, Financial Advice, Financial Freedom, Frugality, Mid-Life, Rate of Return, Retirement, Savings
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