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Tag Archives: Frugality
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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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
Living Without Lines
Yesterday I hit Day 120 of booze-free living. Things are beginning to gel. I’m beginning to see the not drinking as part of a bigger picture. Part of the overall goal that I have for my life now that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Early Retirement, Finance, Frugality, Sobriety
Tagged Adult Coloring Book, Alcohol, Alcoholism, BigLaw, Colored Pencils, Coloring Book, Coloring for Grownups, Debt, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Financial Advice, Freedom, Frugal, Frugality, Index Funds, Morgan Stanley, Retirement, Sobriety, Vanguard
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Thinking (and thinking) About Drinking
Yes, I am totally getting the hang of Lightroom. I figure if I bring you one image a day, I’ve got enough to last many lifetimes. So eventually, I’ll have to step it up and share several images at once. … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Birds, Ditching Cable TV, Finance, Frugality, Nature, Photography, Sobriety
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Alcoholism, Back-yard Birding, Birding, Birds, cardinal, Digital Photography, Finance, Frugality, Internet, Lightroom, mental-health, nature, Netgear C300, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Retirement, Sobriety, Technology Hardware
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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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