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IS THE PURSUIT OF FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE/EARLY RETIREMENT A WASTE OF TIME?

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From Two Cup House …

“’Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Seth Godin’

This quote pops up every once in awhile and I ponder it for a moment before moving to the day’s to-do list. I did copy his quote into a Google Doc, figuring I’ll write about the subject in the future.

Well, months have passed and I kept plugging away at the day-to-day without much consideration…that was until winter rolled around. Winter is a great time for self-reflection, especially this winter since we had about six months of meh weather during which we could confront several challenges in our personal and professional lives.

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