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I got my flu shot.

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I got my flu shot. I got tired of seeing ads for flu shots like Sam Bissell in Good Neighbor Sam. I did drive a bit safer than Mr. Bissell to the pharmacy though.

2020 Scares Me A Bit

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It’s almost 2020. That scares me a little bit, as I am doing everything I can to save for retirement and my future, but it still seems like there isn’t that much money left over to increase my savings goals. Things are going well, but it’s still a big leap, with time closing in quickly.

If I retire at 55, that will be 2038, or only 19 years out which isn’t a lot of time. I could work full-time to 65, I guess, but I worry that I will have enough health to enjoy life beyond there. People do live in their 80s or beyond these days, but I know in many cases the final years aren’t that great. A good decade of retirement, with my land, though would be nice.

Even I don’t fully retire at age 55, I do hope to have my off-grid cabin and land at that point paid off – but I will still need money coming in from work and investing to pay for the things that are ongoing expenses.

I spent 2 years cleaning houses. What I saw makes me never want to be rich.

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I spent 2 years cleaning houses. What I saw makes me never want to be rich.

"Let me tell you something you already know: Your housekeeper spies on you. We work alone. We get bored. What do you expect? I worked for a company cleaning houses for two years. It was flexible. It paid well enough. I didn't think of it as a career, or identify with it; it was just what I did to get myself through college as a single mom."

Human Life is Replaceable

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Human life is inherently reproducible. Just like livestock and all other animals, humans can and do breed to produce babies, most of which become children then adults. While each human has a personality – as do many animals – humans really just are masses of carbon-based cells and water.

Raising a human life is an expensive proposition for sure, and their raising and life consumes a lot of resources, there really is nothing special about humans. Most humans only live about 70-80 years, and while they contribute to their families and communities in innumerable ways, their personal impact on the larger world over time is fairly minimal. It’s sad to see a loved one or a friend leave this world, but realistically their just one of millions, one whose life will be reproduced like any other commodity at the factory.

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