OT another one gone OT

"daytripper" wrote


or even more years ago - had that been my own goal. snip

but I doubt my family would
have survived intact while I was globe trotting

Um, I guess that a "get out there Now and use them toys" post on a FF board
implies "go fishing, retire NOW"

but, my real point is to NOT let money control more of your life than is
absolutely required. NOT choosing to abandon the important things in
search of bucks, is exactly what I'm suggesting.

A reasonable balance between making money and making time for what is really
important takes a lot of forms besides fishing trips.

Being a slave to what they "own" is something I see in a higher and higher
percentage of people in our country ..... we work more hours, own more
stuff, have more debt, and, likely, actually enjoy all that stuff less than
most
of the developed world. Best I can find out we owe that largely to the
Puritans who believed all work was "god's work" and thus preached "work
ethic"

I simply think that "work ethic" is life numbing ... not the work, the
"ethic" ....work
isn't bad and money isn't bad ... but, work and money are management tools,
like C&R, and like C&R don't make one superior. Wish I could remember which
of Plato's dialogues it is that discusses the idea that the most "moral"
action is the action that brings the most overall pleasure to the person
taking it .... that's what I mean G

Very few people would really find the most pleasure in a "trout bum" life, I
bet. But, if a guy thinks he might, waiting until he's too old to see the
flies and wade the water to find out ..... is unethical

I retired at age 52, five years ago, and haven't looked back. My goal is
to do all the strenuous things I like to do before my body entirely lets
me down. It's a race against time, but unfortunately time always ends up
winning, so you need a good head start to even stay in the race for
awhile. You don't need all that much money to retire and have your fun.
Once my children's educations were assured and my debts were paid, it
was goodbye to the work-a-day world, and hello to the outdoor life.

Your last check should be to the undertaker, and it should bounce.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 02:37:14 GMT, "Larry L"
wrote:


"daytripper" wrote


or even more years ago - had that been my own goal. snip

but I doubt my family would
have survived intact while I was globe trotting

Um, I guess that a "get out there Now and use them toys" post on a FF board
implies "go fishing, retire NOW"

but, my real point is to NOT let money control more of your life than is
absolutely required. NOT choosing to abandon the important things in
search of bucks, is exactly what I'm suggesting.

I understood that. I was offering something of a corollary ("get out of the
rat race as early as you can and enjoy life") that didn't happen to work
out...

/daytripper (So, what happens if you actually enjoy the work you do?)

daytripper wrote:


I understood that. I was offering something of a corollary ("get out of the
rat race as early as you can and enjoy life") that didn't happen to work
out...

/daytripper (So, what happens if you actually enjoy the work you do?)


There's like and there's like....

I figure you like something if you do it without being paid. If that
would apply to your job, you're a very fortunate man.

Willi