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The FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and Independent Work

Small Business Labs

The New York Times article  How to Retire in Your 30s With $1 Million in the Bank nicely covers the " growing movement of young professionals who are intently focused on quitting their jobs forever." " It's called the FIRE movement and the acronym stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early.

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Live to 100: 4 Takeaways from the Netflix Docuseries to Help You Live Better and Longer

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Contextualizing Netflix’s ‘Live to 100’ for modern times Darnell Cox is a healthy aging expert, gerontologist and lifestyle coach with a popular YouTube channel and blog through her business Live Young Lifestyle. Try these lifestyle tips Revamping your lifestyle choices is no quick fix, but the potential prize is worth the effort.

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Modern Homesteading and the Trend Towards Greater Independence

Small Business Labs

The trend towards desiring greater levels independence - and the autonomy, control and flexibility that comes with it - takes many forms.  For example, the growing FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is all about independence.  Data on how many people are pursuing this lifestyle is non-existent.

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The New Migrant Workers: "Workampers", "Vanlifers" and Digital Nomads

Small Business Labs

The new migrants are often choosing this as a lifestyle or doing it to supplement their retirement. In other words, workampers are a form of migrant workers that travel around in RVs funding their travels with some form of work.  Fundamental changes in the U.S. Paid referral bonuses.

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Meet the Christmas Tree Farmers Keeping the Spirit of Christmas Alive

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Come high summer, around July, farmers are in the fields pruning trees by hand to shape the conifers into the perfect Christmas-tree form. We loved the idea of farming Christmas trees and giving our children that lifestyle.” Throughout the spring and summer, farmers then plant cover crops, spray for pests and fertilize.

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Do You Know Your Lifestyle Ratios?

Stephanie LH Calahan

Most of the entrepreneurs I talk with tell me that they started their business because they wanted some form of freedom.  It might be fun to come up with a few lifestyle ratios to help you measure and move toward your personal goals.  In the example below, this person is well on their way to retiring. Monthly Hours.

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12 Things Even the Best Leaders Can Forget

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They could be external in the form of a market win or internal in the form of a superstar performer. Succession planning is a must, even if retirement feels is so far away. Often focused more on the potential risks or barriers that have to be addressed in the market, leaders can overlook and miss out on opportunities.

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