Two years ago, I promised Jillian from Montana Money Adventures a guest post. I finally got it done earlier this month.
Eighteen months ago, I lost a weight loss bet with Mr. WoW. Part of losing meant that I had to write a guest post for his tasty, Michelin 3-star-rated, Waffles on Wednesday blog. I finally got it finished a couple of weeks ago.
Better late than never?
Life is a lot different without a real job and I could have never predicted it:
- Somehow, I started waking up earlier. If I sleep until 6 am, I’ve slept late.
- I bought crazy things like an elevated living estate and a co-working space.
- I started walking 8-10 miles per day.
- I didn’t start taking naps. In 22 months of retirement, I’d gone to sleep once during the day.
- I came up with a new idea for a comic with semi-insane artwork with poorly drawn stick-figures:

In short, I feel that my time is more constricted than it was when I had a job. My days belongs to me now so I must use them effectively
Buuuuut, not yet!
So, that’s my excuse. That’s why it took me so long to come up with the guest posts for Jillian and the Waffle King.
Montana Money Adventures
I don’t know when Jillian and I first discovered each other’s blogs, but I do remember when I realized that she was an awesome human. When I announced that I was going to speak in public (my first public speaking in 2 decades) and was totally freaking out, Jillian came to the rescue, offering all kinds of awesome advice. I knew she’d be at a blogger conference later that year and I looked forward to meeting her in person. But then, the conference came and we ended up talking for like 2 seconds.
And then, the conference came around again and I was like:
OK, this year, Jillian and I are going to have a real conversation.
And then the conference flew by and we said about 3 words to each other.
So, 2020 is the year that I’ll have a real conversation with Jillian. I hope.
And in the meantime, I think Mrs. Montana may have some big news. Hint:
So, are you? ?
— JL Collins (@JLCollinsNH) February 25, 2019
To be continued…
And I almost forgot! The whole reason I’m writing about Jillian is
Waffles On Wednesday
The post I wrote for Mr. WoW is a love-song to the FIRE community. Y’all are my people. I feel comfortable in my own skin around you (rare). I can relate to you. When I visit you, you’re generous and serve my family hot, crunchy waffles:

And you serve my family me cold, hoppy beer:

So, I wrote a post about the ways the FIRE community has made me a better person. Please click over to Waffles on Wednesday to read the titillating prose.
One more thing: A little bird told me that Mr.

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Fun fact: I recently heard waffles referred to as “Crinkle Pancakes.”
That is all. The end.
That’s pretty awesome!
Wait. Is that PINK beer? (this is clearly of great importance). And you’re busy doing stuff and things and traveling. And whatever. I mean, you have to take time to take pictures of your toy dinosaurs and hand-write captions.
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Gah! I don’t remember. I do remember that all of their stuff was pretty darn good.
“I mean, you have to take time to take pictures of your toy dinosaurs and hand-write captions.”
Priorities…
We’ve been waiting all this time. So worth it!
Also, mmmmm; waffles…
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