Frugalifec
9-27-12, 2:54pm
Hello Everyone,
I'm a big fan of this site and and the previous site although never contributed much. So where to start? I read the YMOYL book in the early 90's, became FI in '05 after working for the man as an engineer and living in a two room A-Frame cabin in the woods of the PNW. In '08 I purchased the house I grew up in from my aging parents who lived near by shortly before my Dad passed away. It was in very poor condition and the last four years have been spent doing major renovations and massive decluttering. It's almost done now. It's been a step up in affluence for me and a step back in voluntary simplicity and I often question if it was a wise choice, but there were some family concerns that I felt made it a good decision at the time. Although it's pretty modest by the "normal" standards, it's feeling like more than I want or need in terms of size. My longer term goal is to get back to a smaller foot print and travel more. There are several volunteer organizations in the community that I spend time with as well as helping my 81 year old Mom who is still able to live next door. Although I've always enjoyed this group I have never been the type to spend much time at the keyboard contributing. I sense that may be changing due to a foot issue (plantar faciitis) that is keeping me off my feet as it heals. Normally I like to hike, dance and camp with my DGF. I'm still trying to figure out all the positive aspects of this foot ailment thing. One thing for sure is the time to spend here on this site. Another is riding my bicycle for exercise since that doesn't seem to stress things too much. Speaking of, it's time to see how far I can pedal up the abandon logging road behind my house. The goal is the view at the top and I have worked my way up to about 1/2 way there. I've never been much of a bicycle guy mainly because most of the time I've lived up in the hills requiring a long hard climb to get home.
Thanks
I'm a big fan of this site and and the previous site although never contributed much. So where to start? I read the YMOYL book in the early 90's, became FI in '05 after working for the man as an engineer and living in a two room A-Frame cabin in the woods of the PNW. In '08 I purchased the house I grew up in from my aging parents who lived near by shortly before my Dad passed away. It was in very poor condition and the last four years have been spent doing major renovations and massive decluttering. It's almost done now. It's been a step up in affluence for me and a step back in voluntary simplicity and I often question if it was a wise choice, but there were some family concerns that I felt made it a good decision at the time. Although it's pretty modest by the "normal" standards, it's feeling like more than I want or need in terms of size. My longer term goal is to get back to a smaller foot print and travel more. There are several volunteer organizations in the community that I spend time with as well as helping my 81 year old Mom who is still able to live next door. Although I've always enjoyed this group I have never been the type to spend much time at the keyboard contributing. I sense that may be changing due to a foot issue (plantar faciitis) that is keeping me off my feet as it heals. Normally I like to hike, dance and camp with my DGF. I'm still trying to figure out all the positive aspects of this foot ailment thing. One thing for sure is the time to spend here on this site. Another is riding my bicycle for exercise since that doesn't seem to stress things too much. Speaking of, it's time to see how far I can pedal up the abandon logging road behind my house. The goal is the view at the top and I have worked my way up to about 1/2 way there. I've never been much of a bicycle guy mainly because most of the time I've lived up in the hills requiring a long hard climb to get home.
Thanks