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Obnoxious 30-Year-Old Retirees, Olympics and #MoneyTalk

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My Hope is to Retire before the Leafs win the Cup

This week, a great deal of kerfuffle was kicked up. A couple of 30-year-olds claimed they had retired. They were telling folks how they did it, and some folks say it was boastfully. I know folks who have retired in their 30s. They only returned to work because they were a little bored. They also decided they might need a little more money. The idea of “retiring” at 30 seems to be the new Nirvana for millennial folk. Given that this generation will live longer than mine, what will they do while “retired”?

Even Garth Turner kicked in his 10 cents’ worth on the topic. Preet also discussed this with the morning crew at Global. You can see the week’s Tweet for that one. If you manage to retire young on the back of your parents’ assets, then pish-posh on you. However, if you earn it through the sweat of your own brow, then good on you! Most folks who will bash folks like this are mostly bitter and narrow-minded. Many of them are financial bloggers (no, wait, that is me). Jealousy is never a good reason to mock other folks’ achievements.

I was sad to see the passing of Mauril Belanger (MP with ALS). ALS is a frightening disorder. Not that any lethal disorder is better or worse. Let us hope the work he did gets us closer to a way to treat this destructive disorder.

My Writings for Week Ending August 19th

As I get older, I keep forgetting about helpful technology, especially in the world of banking. My article, Old Financial Technology Habits Die Hard, outlines how I forgot about photo cheque cashing as a technology. Shame on me; I am not a Luddite.

I am attempting to work on my article backlog. I found one I started a while ago. It is based on a BuzzFeed post I saw. Little Known Secrets of Financial Planning, is no great epiphany; in fact, I get downright sarcastic.

Preet on Early Retirement

Preet is on TV a lot these days, it seems. I have been told I have a face for Radio.

No More Half Measures (financially)

The first time I met Kerry from Squawkfox, I liked her. Her writing style, her confidence while presenting (on TV!) and her social media savvy always impressed me, that is why you need to read her article, Is depression a good thing? Maybe. Maybe not. Kerry’s brutal honesty staggered me. It also taught me about the “dark world.” Many of my friends and acquaintances sometimes live in this world. Let’s keep the dialogue going about Mental Health. It is essential.

I hope Mark from the Blunt Bean Counter is enjoying his summer break. However, he continues to publish some of his best articles this week. The Best of The Blunt Bean Counter – Personal Use Property – Taxable even if the Picasso Walks Out the Door asks, what do you mean I pay tax on something that I don’t have any more? Insurance might help that problem, and speaking of insurance our friends at LSM Insurance brings us 8 Most Common Reasons Your Life Insurance Application Will Be Declined.

It is wedding season, and Barry from Money We Have gives us 5 Money Problems in Marriage to Avoid. Never good to start a relationship with conflicting financial philosophies. If you are looking for financial philosophies read the Millionaire Next Door, and Mark from My Own Advisor brings us Millionaire Next Door Principles On Any Salary, an interesting interpolation of some of the ideas from the book. Speaking of return, Mark from 2nd Career Search tells us, Why Low Inflation Is Better than Return (Just a Bit).

2016 Random Thoughts

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  2. Jeff
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    I think that it’s great that this couple managed to save enough to live a life of leisure but I find the conclusion that all they had to do was not buy a house faulty. They’re a couple who went to school and both became engineers and managed to continue living on a student budget for a decade after they started working $150k/year jobs. They’ve forgone putting down roots in a location and it seems they’ve forgone having children to travel on their dividends which despite having $1M in the bank aren’t huge money.

    They should be commended for incredible financial discipline but the idea that all they did was forgo buying a house is disingenuous.

    1. bigcajunman
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      I am not sure it is disingenuous, my guess is they decided that a house was not going to be that important (given they planned on retiring early, so having a house as a boat anchor would be a hindrance to their plans). Being able to focus on debt payment, and then savings instead of having to worry about a house downpayment (and the associated furniture purchases, utilities, land taxes, etc.,) does make it simpler to “retire”, but as I said, I don’t think they are retired, they are taking a break for now.

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