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Retirement on the Installment Plan

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Houseboat with palm trees

I discovered John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series of novels at about the same time that I started working for myself at the age of 18. As a young Floridian, the boat bum’s lifestyle appealed to me and his life as a “salvage consultant” aboard his houseboat The Busted Flush was always an exciting read. He got back money, restored reputations and saved…

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