Nora Dunn
As a Professional Hobo and Writer, with a background as a former Certified Financial Planner and Entrepreneur, I've got lots of bases covered - not the least of which are practical money matters.
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Member for:
2 years 11 weeks
Location:
no fixed address
Homepage:
The Professional Hobo
Long bio:
Life Happens while you're busy making plans.
That was exactly what was happening to me when I decided I didn't like it so much. So, I sold the business, the sportscar, the loft, tvs, stereos, and clothes, and took off to see what I was missing while I was so busy working 14 hour days trying to keep up with the Jonses.
Some of my friends say I am "retired", at the tender age of 32. But it's not because I'm financially rich or ever came into tons of money, and can sit around gardening and knitting all day. My definition of retirement is to explore the world in search of the best stories and engaging adventures, volunteer where I can, and arrange my travel to be financially sustainable. I'm structuring the rest of my affairs to make this dream happen now, and not 30 years from now. With a little ingenuity and lots of flexibility, I can cover off the expenses I have quite easily.
Here's the Rub to my Hobo life: As a Financial Planner, I can't just throw away my financial future and spend my way through every penny I have saved in order to live for today. But I also can't spend every day planning and saving for an idealistic picture of what "retirement" should look like knowing that it may never come. Hence my personal adage: Plan For Tomorrow, But Not At The Expense of Living for Today. We all have the ability to strike that balance in our lives....that's what I'm all about.
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