Mr. Tako's Adventures in Early Retirement (with Kids)
I didn’t start out life with money. My roots were pretty humble. Grandpa Tako (my father) worked blue-collar jobs his whole life, and Grandma Tako (my mother) worked as a low-paid office worker (sometimes a secretary, or administrative assistant). We didn’t have a lot, but it was enough….
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Summer is in full swing, and temperatures have finally risen above 70F here in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve heard rumours that the rest of the nation is encountering record heat levels, but we’re having a cooler than usual summer. Record temperatures? Hardly!
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Today’s lack of post is brought to you by the letter “V”…. as in “vacation”. As in “I’m taking a vacation today!”
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The search for more time is like a quest that never ends. Everybody searches for more time, but few find it. It could even be the very reason you’re reading this website. The search financial independence is the search for more time. Our time is limited, and yet we freely trade most of our waking hours for money. Money that only exists as 1’s and 0’s in a computer server somewhere…
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There’s a killer on the loose! A killer, who does his work silently — preying on people of adult age. He does his work slowly. At first, his work is barely noticeable. You’ll hardly feel it. Over time this silent killer will have a bigger effect on your life. Eventually it can be deadly.
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Summer is finally here, and the temperature is finally climbing — It’s time to break-out the t-shirts and store away the long underwear for a couple months! For the frugally minded, cranking up the air conditioning to a comfortable 68F is a giant no-no! That’s a giant waste of money, and poor use of the organ between our ears!
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Life is short. And then we end-up dead. You could work at your job until death, or you could choose a life of financial independence. A life free from the constraints of a job. I chose the path of financial independence instead of the corporate life. It freed up a whole lot more of my time for actually living…
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The human body is roughly 60 percent water. We need water to survive, and maintain our regular bodily functions. Most humans usually consume around 1-2 liters of water per day, but it varies considerably (depending upon the person). Originally, humanity filled this water need by just drinking the stuff straight.
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Let’s talk about Compounding for a few minutes. One of the first things people learn about investing is the power of compounding to make your money grow. It’s a great way to get people excited about investing…mostly by using stories of massive compounding riches.
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