Author Archives: Oldster

Reprise – Time=Money, Health=Time, so Health=Money

It’s been a busy month, but I wanted to share this post from last year about health and money.  The re-share was prompted by my regular physical.  I’m still ticking, though I could be doing better.  Money has always been … Continue reading

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Whence With Our Wealth When We Are No More?

We spend a lot of time in this community discussing the accumulation of wealth and the tenets of living frugally so that we can retire early (well, so that you can retire early – it is too late for me … Continue reading

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If You Want to be Rich – Read, Read, then Read Some More

If you been around this community long enough and read enough posts/articles, you get a bunch of tips on how you can work, hack, earn, side-hustle, or invest your way to Financial Independence.  I’ve read a good number of these … Continue reading

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The Absolutely True Cost of Everything

When you think about what things actually cost, your mind is likely to think in terms of dollars and cents (or Euros and cents for my friends across the pond).  But the dollar cost of things is only the beginning. … Continue reading

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Reprise – The 4% Rule: What it is, and What it is not

We are still in the process of moving.  I’ve been reading a lot about this recently and thought I’d share a post from last year. The 4% Rule is probably not exactly what you think it is.  To be fair, … Continue reading

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