Last week?
Going to take a break from the Tough Shit: PTSD series this week, because That shit is getting heavy, and yeah; I want a break Stuff is happening on the early…
Full Disclosure
Or the compounding effect of marginally good financial decisions/The nice effects of unconscious frugality I’m working on another post in the Tough Shit series, and man has it spun out…
How I got here (money path-part 2)
The first post of this series detailed my net worth, and specified what it was made up of. This one will go into the income that got me here. As…
Where I be (money path-part 1)
The goal of this series is to give you a picture of where I’m at, money wise. Part 2 will get into where all of that came from. Yup, you…
First Year of Retirement Goals
According to the blackboard painted on my kitchen wall, I’ve got 45 shifts left before I retire(or mini-retire, or sabbatical, or whatever the fuck it turns out to be). That’s…
Retirement Police IRL
As I talked about before, I gave my boss written notice informing him and the department of my intention to separate this April. When I talked to him, I told…
Almost there…
Last time I talked about how I was planning on turning in my letter of resignation; well, I did it! TL;DR, it went way better than expected and I’ve been…
The Fear
Ever since I decided to retire next year I’ve been getting scared occasionally. This is usually associated with me starting thought loops ranging from pushing back my separation date a…
Closing in
We’re getting there. The plan is to tell my boss of my plans to resign next week. I’ll be giving him plenty of warning; I’ll tell him that I can…
The Nuclear Option
A realization came when I hit a breaking point with late shift. We had gone on vacation this summer, and again I flipped my schedule: getting up at 9 am…