Forget the treadmill and enjoy nest egg

Q. I am mid-50s and have worked hard all my life and been a relative success, but not without the corresponding crashes.

Monday, March 28th 2005, 7:58AM

by The Landlord

One major one last year has thrown me into the depths of depression through workplace stress and has meant that I cannot now work - at least for a while as my body and brain do a bit of serious repair. I feel that I may never work again, and sometimes wonder if I want to.

I was in the fast lane for a long time doing seven days a week.

All I want to do now is live the slow life. But after turning myself into a workaholic, this is indeed a difficult and different challenge.


My situation is this: I have a cliff-top coastal mortgage-free home in the country (about $0.5 million) and a dual apartment in the city (one up, one down) also mortgage-free ($0.5 million).

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