Wednesday, October 29

Responding to Alan

I really resonate with what Alan wrote. My wife and I have been on the slow track for many years now. Neither of us work full time, and we've taken turns over the years being the "main bread earner". It's her turn currently, so I sit around and eat bon-bons all day (not really.)

Slow tracking is a white collar luxury, though. We don't work for peanuts, and we don't have a very extravagant lifestyle. I worked a few hours a week recently at Borders in the cafe, and had to quit. I can't imagine having to work for $7.00 an hour. Tough raising a family on that.

So I'm trying to be very cognisant of how furtunate I am to live this way. I don't dream of a McMansion and a drawer full of Movado watches. And I don't have to work for next to nuthin'.

posted by Craig | 8:05 AM | |