I am a married middle aged male.
Many years ago when I was in High School, I always seemed to do well when there were assignments to write short stories. I enjoyed being on the yearbook staff my senior year. The yearbook staff got to do one issue of the school paper. I was selected to be the sports editor and wrote an article as well.
A friend of mine turned me on to this site and it looks very interesting. It gives me an outlet to do some writing and hopefully make a little money.
I know too much about ...
Star Trek
My childhood ambition ...
be a professional athlete or rock star
My favorite memory ...
golfing throughout the state with my buddies in the early 1990's
Why I write ...
fun and extra money
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Dave Ramsey radio talk show/Tears for Fears/The Beatles/Klaatu
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"If I only had $1 million I could be retired for the rest of my life." How many times have we heard that said...or even said it ourselves? The truth is $1 million dollars may not be enough. First we need to find out how much we need annually to live on. Conventional estimates usually say anywhere from 60%-80% of your take home pay based on your last year of full-time employment. You may be able to get by on that, however, most people don't want to just get by when they retire. They want to be able to travel and do things. You should have your house paid for when you retire so you should no...
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