But my dad who had gently nudged me into what at times felt like a ridiculous endeavor was also super conservative financially and convinced me to finance it on a 15 year loan.

Lot of people would be happier being broke than diabetic ...Make a movement around this concept and it becomes FIRE...start a successful financial show/training   around this concept and you get a Dave Ramsey show..write a successful blog around this and you get Mr Money Mustache. 

I have you to thank for leading me to the FI movement.

Also threads titled like this / this mentality are giving backing to the "landlords are evil" movement right now.

I'd love to help start a movement - by creating positive human connections, building community, and helping local economies prosper with and within rental properties - where we as investors focused on the future possibilities of this glorious industry, instead of passing blame to occupants or hindsight problems from our mistakes.

I like to make investments based on the movement of the market as a whole. 

GENTLY WITH A CHAINSAW 

The martial arts helps kids in so many other respects than just the self-defense application so it's not all bad.With the arts you have to train for a very long time to take complex movements and make them part of your natural reaction process.

The FIRE MOVEMENT books DO talk about that, but many are taking their cue from the YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE book and echoing those ideas quite well in today’s climate.

As I gently move into my middle 60s my desire for all the adventures I took in my 30s to 50 seem like a lot of work LOL..