Just when I was finally getting my bearings in my new job, new relationship status, and accepting the new flow of things in the COVID era, I was unexpectedly knocked to my knees again last week. It started off innocently enough with my work laptop not coming on when I pressed the start button IContinue reading “What is the lesson?”
Tag Archives: Covid19
If 2020 Were A Book…
2020 tested me. It tested us all. But we are still here, still standing, still moving forward.
Why I Choose to Work Even Though I Could Retire
The question I’ve been asked a lot lately since I’m financially independent (meaning my passive income exeeds my expenses) is: why are you CHOOSING to work? It’s not easy to explain to those questing to quit, why someone with the option to never work again would conciously choose to work. I’m going to try…
Starting Over: A New Job in the Age of COVID
I think we can all agree that 2020 has knocked us on our collective a$$es. I’m no exception – the longer this drags out, the more I’m forced to simply OWN the suck and then focus on the blessings. Things could be better, but they can always be worse too. Here’s a list of things we can all do to help start over as we rebuild our lives in the midst of COVID-19.
This is Not a Drill: Using the Principles of FIRE to Withstand Economic Catastrophe
2020 is a hot mess so far – everything I planned for in every worst case scenario on all of my nerdy personal finance and budget spreadsheets. Even though I always been a firm believer in preparing for the worst case scenario, I still never thought so much would/could actually go wrong at the same time. This is NOT a drill.
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