The coolest prize was "free land". There was a TV program in the late 50's called "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon". He was a Mountie and was accompanied by "King, the Wonder Dog". A cereal maker was the sponsor, and with every box you got a deed for one square inch of Yukon land. It was real, though with a bunch of "yeah, buts". Fun story.
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/12/the-yukon-square-inch-land-rush-of-1955.html
Love the idea of different definitions of retirement. In my case, I spent the first 30 years of my professional life as a CPA/corporate finance guy. I was good at it, well compensated for it, and liked it up till the last few years. Then a corporate takeover happened and age 51 I was out. I wanted to do something different. Long story short, I went to Nursing school, became a RN, and worked in a hospital for the next 16 years. Loved it. It wasn't easy, but I learned so much about people, courage, and the randomness of cruel fate that it was a tremendous growth experience for me. I was asked once what I liked best about Nursing, and responed that it gave me an "opportunity to make the really big money and a chance to work with women half my age." Truth is, for me, I "retired" when I left the corporate world.
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The coolest prize was "free land". There was a TV program in the late 50's called "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon". He was a Mountie and was accompanied by "King, the Wonder Dog". A cereal maker was the sponsor, and with every box you got a deed for one square inch of Yukon land. It was real, though with a bunch of "yeah, buts". Fun story. https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/12/the-yukon-square-inch-land-rush-of-1955.html
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Love the idea of different definitions of retirement. In my case, I spent the first 30 years of my professional life as a CPA/corporate finance guy. I was good at it, well compensated for it, and liked it up till the last few years. Then a corporate takeover happened and age 51 I was out. I wanted to do something different. Long story short, I went to Nursing school, became a RN, and worked in a hospital for the next 16 years. Loved it. It wasn't easy, but I learned so much about people, courage, and the randomness of cruel fate that it was a tremendous growth experience for me. I was asked once what I liked best about Nursing, and responed that it gave me an "opportunity to make the really big money and a chance to work with women half my age." Truth is, for me, I "retired" when I left the corporate world.
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