Monthly Archives: January 2026

FIRE.201       Abilitiless

I posted my last Ability post before going on a trip with my $lacker friends. 

I gave a lot of thought to being able to do things, being able to make decisions.  While on my trip, my mom’s care became too much for our family angel.  She’s such an angel that she didn’t want to tell me, but her son, my friend, told me (SAT pm).  He knew I was able to take action, make decisions, and perform actions to resolve the issues.

My mom is abilitiless.  She can’t do things for herself or make decisions.  She just lives in the moment–often afraid of what lies ahead, the unknown.

Edit:  I realized this post is for me and my historical thoughts.  In that sense, it is my random thoughts of a LifeInFIRE.

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FIRE.238 Ability

Freedom

Leading into retirement, when people are asked, they will often say “freedom” is what they most look forward to.  They usually want to “travel, spend time with loved ones, and pursue what they choose.”

I think that is a perfect, well-rounded freedom plan heading into retirement.  They are not wrong.

Ability

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