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Chautauqua February 7-14, 2015: Escape from Winter

by jlcollinsnh 19 Comments

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We’ve already missed this one in Abilene, 1929

Courtesy of Daily Yonder

If you have read this blog for long, or any of my Chautauqua posts, you know that for the last couple of years each Fall we have taken a small group to Ecuador for a week of adventure and conversation surrounding life, freedom, happiness and investing. We call it a Chautauqua, an old Native American word that Robert M. Pirsig, the author of  “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,”  translates loosely as

“…an old-time series of popular talks intended to edify and entertain, improve the mind and bring culture and enlightenment to the ears and thoughts of the hearer.”

Both times now we’ve attracted an incredibly diverse and fascinating group of people. Almost everyone has described it as one of the (if not the) best weeks of their lives. To give you a flavor of what goes on, here’s my recap of the last one: Lighting Strikes Again.

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Hacienda Cusin

Photo by Nick, Chautauqua alumni 2014

We all know that, in reading blogs like this one, we are walking the path less traveled and frequently not understood by those in our daily lives. But for this one week we get to be surrounded by others who “get it.” The fact we get to do this in a stunning beautiful country while staying  at Hacienda Cusin, a gorgeous old estate and monastery built in the Andes mountains in 1602, still leaves me a bit slack-jawed.

And this time I also get to escape, if only for a week, a bit of the sometimes brutal New Hampshire winter. WooHoo!

As before, we’ll have four speakers:

Cheryl Reed

Cheryl Reed is the owner and founder of Above the Clouds Retreats and one of the most relentlessly happy people I’ve ever met. Here’s a story:

The son of her farm worker borrows her truck and promptly rolls it. Her response to this very poor young man: “There are three responsible parties for this. You, who rolled the truck. I, for letting you take it. God, for permitting it to happen. You will pay a third of the cost (bartered in his labor as he had no money), I will pay for a third and I will see what I can do about getting the final third from God.”

This delivered with a smile, a wink and a laugh. Clearly, Cheryl is someone I can learn from. Maybe you can, too. Her talk is Following Your Bliss.

paula pant

Paula Pant is a journalist, globetrotter, entrepreneur, investor who has traveled to 32 countries. She’s her own boss and lives on her own terms, and she’s figured out how to live and work anytime, anywhere in the world. She writes the wonderful and wonderfully named blog Afford Anything

Her talk is Three Rebellious Roads to Financial Independence. If you’re ready, Paula can teach you how to shatter limits and maximize your life.

I’m proud to call her a friend.

tyler lewke

Tyler Lewke is new to me. So new, in fact, this is the only picture of him I could find. Here’s what Paula has to say about him:

“…a rebel who blogs at the crossroads between capitalism and spirituality. He’s a corporate CEO who believes that “loving kindness … creates profit.” He’s the offspring between a genius scientist and a hippie (literally and symbolically), he hasn’t had an employer since age 17, and he blogs daily about the intersection between “hard core capitalism” and “contemplative service to others.” Tyler will speak about finding sustainable happiness in work and life.”

OK, I’m intrigued! How about you? Looking forward to meeting and hanging out with you, Tyler!

JLC

Then, of course, there’s me.

Here at jlcollinsnh we discuss mostly why you need F-you money and how to grow yours. In our conversations, Cheryl and I agree that money for the sake of money is almost completely uninteresting. But it is a wonderful tool. Financial independence allows greater freedom and range in the pursuit of happiness. That’s why my topic at the Chautauqua will be How to Harness the World’s Most Powerful Wealth Building Tool.

So these are your speakers and hosts. But unlike many events, we won’t be just getting up, giving our talks and disappearing. We’ll be hanging out with you all week. This is part of what makes these Chautauquas so special for us and for the attendees.

You’ll also have a chance to select two of us for private one-on-one-sessions. Each will be an hour-long and you’ll have a chance to discuss whatever issues are most pressing for you. To have time for these is one key reason why we limit attendance. While we’ll try to accommodate everybody’s first and second choices, slots will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. So if you want me, or if you want to be sure not to get stuck with me, you’ll want to sign up early.

We’ll also be exploring a bit of Ecuador together. We’ll:

  • Visit the Equator
  • Take a boat trip on Lake Cuicocha
  • Enjoy a beautiful presentation of Folkloric Dance
  • And work together on a community service project giving back a bit to the local people.

Speaking of giving back, as with every Chautauqua, a full 10% of all profits will go to the The Project One Corner.

You’ll also have free time to visit the famous Otavalo Market, horseback ride, tour a rose plantation, paraglide, hike the mountains or just chill out at the Hacienda.

For more insights check out Paula’s excellent post. I especially like her take on who should come and, importantly, who should NOT come.

And Tyler’s: Ready for Adventure?

If you decide you should, and I hope you do, here is the registration page.

As before, attendance is limited. In the past we’ve been able to accommodate 25 attendees. But because Hacienda Cusin is in demand we were unfortunately not able to secure as many rooms as before. This means we’ll only be able to accommodate ~15-20 attendees, depending on how many room-sharing couples sign up. So this will be an even more intimate gathering.

Notes:

Los Angeles

December 26 – January 4 I plan to be in Los Angeles. I’ve never done a “reader meet-up” before, but I think it would be great fun. Maybe a small group of us meet for lunch and hang out for awhile? If you are interested let me know and, of course, I’ll need a volunteer(s) to select a venue and organize it.

LA update: Looks like we’ll have two reader meet-ups and I’ll be visiting a group at Dreamworks:

Reader Meeting 1: Garden Grove lunch 12/27
Reader Meeting 2: Glendale lunch 1/3
Dreamworks: 1/2

T&N

If you read my post Tuft & Needle: A better path to sleep and have an interest, you’ll want to read the Addendum just added to it.

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Comments

  1. Mark says

    November 22, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    I live in Orange County 40 miles south if LA and would love to meet you and some others!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      November 22, 2014 at 6:43 pm

      Hi Mark…

      That should work.

      We are thinking of spending the first few days in or around Laguna Beach and the latter part up around Glendale where I have a speaking engagement.

      But we’re still figuring it out. So if anyone has hotel/location suggestions….

      Are you volunteering to organize something? 🙂

      Reply
      • Mark says

        November 23, 2014 at 12:09 pm

        Good one Jim on the volunteering – 100% not my forte s0 hopefully there is someone local that would be awesome at that. We will keep in touch though to make something happen. Laguna is great and it will be a nice break from the New Hampshire winter.

        Reply
  2. femmefrugality says

    November 22, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    What a great line up you guys have put together! I hope/know it will be an amazing time!

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      November 22, 2014 at 10:28 pm

      Thanks FF…

      We pretty stoked about it!

      Hope to have you with one of these times.

      Reply
      • femmefrugality says

        November 22, 2014 at 10:35 pm

        Me, too! Hopeful for the future! In the meantime, I’m tweeting this away. 🙂

        Reply
        • jlcollinsnh says

          November 22, 2014 at 10:39 pm

          Thank you! Much appreciated!

          Reply
  3. Mr. FC says

    November 23, 2014 at 10:31 pm

    The LA Pow-Wow Adjunct to the Chautauqua! When/where are you going to be in Glendale? Happen to live in Glendale and have that week off. Would be a downright crime to not try and set something up.

    Now if we can just get MMM and Jesse down out of the mountains and into the sunshine…

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      November 23, 2014 at 10:49 pm

      Well, it will be a pale shadow of the Chautauqua, but could be fun nonetheless.

      Should be in Glendale Dec 29-Jan 3. Only day booked is the 2nd.

      Come spring I plan to get out to Utah and meet up with Jesse. Once I get those dates set I’ll announce it on the blog.

      But, first things first. 🙂

      Reply
      • Mr. FC says

        November 24, 2014 at 1:45 am

        Just sent you a note!

        Reply
  4. sak says

    November 26, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    It’s great you’re coming to LA. I would also be happy to help with organizing the meet up.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      November 27, 2014 at 10:47 am

      Thanks, Sak…

      Got your email and will be in touch.

      Looking forward to meeting you!

      Reply
  5. Linda says

    November 27, 2014 at 3:17 am

    Thanks for the link to Tyler Lewke’s blog. By the third post I read, I had almost been moved to tears, looks like another subscription for my spiritual health.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      November 27, 2014 at 10:10 am

      Hi Linda…

      Glad to hear you are enjoying Tyler’s blog.

      As I mentioned in my post, I haven’t met him as yet, but I’m very much looking forward to it and to spending some time with him.

      Reply
  6. jlcollinsnh says

    November 29, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    Thanks to all who have expressed an interest in meeting up in LA, both here and in private PMs to me.

    I just sent an email introducing you all to each-other. I’m pretty sure I remembered everybody, but if you expressed interest and don’t get this email, please ping me again.

    Likewise if you’d like to join in. 🙂

    Reply
  7. The Roamer says

    December 2, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    Well the Chautauqua is still to rich for my blood but I am really bummed I’ll miss out on yours and Paula’s presentation. Your letters to your daughter have been great reads and Paula has an amazing story.

    My goal hopefully to attend some day. However I am very interested in meeting you here in SoCal.

    Did you find an organizer. And can I get the email. With the list of attendees, time and location. It might not be the Chautauqua but I am excited to spend more time with like minded individuals.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      December 2, 2014 at 4:13 pm

      Sorry to hear it, Roamer, but you are making the right call in NOT attending. At least at this time. Wait until you can easily and comfortably do it.

      Meanwhile, it will be great to catch up to you in LA. I’ve sent you a PM and once I get your reply I’ll introduce you to the rest of the group.

      At this point we will definitely have a meeting in Glendale, most likely on Jan 3rd. There might also be another further south in late Dec.

      Reply
  8. Myles Money says

    March 11, 2015 at 9:41 am

    I aim to attend one of these meetups soon: it sounds great. I wasn’t aware of it till I read about it on the “1500 Days…” blog.

    Reply
    • jlcollinsnh says

      March 11, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      Hi Myles…

      As it happens, I’m working on a post announcing the next Chautauquas today. Should be up shortly.

      We’ll be doing two back-to-back the last two weeks of October later this year.

      Hope to see you there!

      Reply

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      • Closing up shop plus an opening at Chautauqua, my new podcast, phone, book and other random cool stuff
    • ► July (1)
      • They Will Kill You For Your Shoes!
    • ► June (4)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII-b: Should you avoid your company's 401k?
      • Shilpan's Seven Habits to Live More with Less
      • Stocks -- Part XIX: How to think about money
      • My path for my kid -- the first 10 years
    • ► May (5)
      • Why your house is a terrible investment
      • Stocks — Part XVIII: Investing in a raging bull
      • Dining with the Ghosts of Sarah Bernhardt and Alfons Mucha
      • How we finally got the house sold
      • Stocks — Part XVII: What if you can't buy VTSAX? Or even Vanguard?
    • ► April (4)
      • Greetings from Prague & a computer question
      • Swimming with Tigers, a 2nd chance on the Chautauqua, a financial article gets it wrong and I'm off to Prague
      • Storage, Moving and Movers
      • Homeless, and a bit on the strategy of dollar cost averaging
    • ► March (4)
      • Wild Turkeys, Motorcycles, Dining Room Sets & Greed
      • Roots v. Wings: considering home ownership
      • How about that stock market?!
      • The Blog has New Clothes
    • ► February (5)
      • Meet Mr. Money Mustache, JD Roth, Cheryl Reed & me for a Chautauqua in Ecuador
      • High School Poetry, Carnival, cool ads and random pictures that caught my eye
      • Consignment Shops: Best business model ever?
      • Cafes
      • Stocks -- Part XVI: Index Funds are really just for lazy people, right?
    • ► January (5)
      • Social Security: How secure and when to take it
      • Fighting giraffes, surreal landscapes, dancing with unicorns and restoring a Vanagon
      • My plan for 2013
      • VITA, income taxes and the IRS
      • How to be a stock market guru and get on MSNBC
  • ► 2012 (53)
    • ► December (6)
      • See you next year....until then: The Origin of Life, Life on Other Worlds, Mechanical Graveyards, Great Art, Alternative Lifestyles and Finding Freedom
      • Stocks -- Part XV: Target Retirement Funds, the simplest path to wealth of all
      • Stocks -- Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
      • Stocks -- Part XIII: The 4% rule, withdrawal rates and how much can I spend anyway?
      • How I learned to stop worrying about the Fiscal Cliff and you can too.
    • ► November (2)
      • Rent v. owning: A couple of case studies in Ecuador
      • So, what does a month in Ecuador cost anyway?
    • ► October (4)
      • See you in December....
      • Meet me in Ecuador?
      • The Podcast: You can hear me now.
      • Stocks -- Part XII: Bonds
    • ► September (6)
      • Stocks -- Part XI: International Funds
      • The Smoother Path to Wealth
      • Case Study #I: Putting the Simple Path to Wealth into Action
      • Tales of Bolivia: Calle de las Brujas
      • Stocks -- Part X: What if Vanguard gets Nuked?
      • Travels in South America: It was the best of times....
    • ► August (1)
      • Home again
    • ► June (4)
      • Yellow Fever, closing up shop for the summer and heading to Peru y Bolivia
      • I could not have said it better myself...
      • Stocks -- Part IX: Why I don't like investment advisors
      • Happy Birthday, jlcollinsnh; and thanks for the gift Mr. MM!
    • ► May (6)
      • Stocks -- Part VIII: The 401K, 403b, TSP, IRA & Roth Buckets
      • Mr. Money Mustache
      • The College Conundrum
      • Stocks -- Part VII: Can everyone really retire a millionaire?
      • Stocks -- Part VI: Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth
      • Stocks -- Part V: Keeping it simple, considerations and tools
    • ► April (6)
      • Stocks -- Part IV: The Big Ugly Event, Deflation and a bit on Inflation
      • Stocks -- Part III: Most people lose money in the market.
      • Stocks -- Part II: The Market Always Goes Up
      • Stocks -- Part 1: There's a major market crash coming!!!! and Dr. Lo can't save you.
      • You can eat my Vindaloo, mega lottery, Blondie, Noa, Israel Kamakawiwo 'Ole, art, film and a ride on the Space Shuttle
      • Where in the world are you?
    • ► March (7)
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part V: Sold! and the taxman cometh.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part IV: I become a Landlord.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part III: The Battle is Joined.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part II: The Limits of the Law.
      • How I lost money in real estate before it was fashionable, Part I: Impossibly Naive.
      • You, too, can be conned
      • Armageddon and the value of practical skills
    • ► February (6)
      • Rent v. Owning Your Home, opportunity cost and running some numbers
      • The Casanova Kid, a Shit Knife, a Good Book, Having No Regrets, Dark Matter and a bit of Magic
      • What Poker, Basketball and Mike Whitaker taught me about Luck
      • How to Give like a Billionaire
      • Go ahead, make my day
      • Muk Finds Success in Tahiti
    • ► January (5)
      • Travels with "Esperando un Camino"
      • Beanie Babies, Naked Barbie, American Pickers and Old Coots
      • Selling the House and Adventures in Staging
      • The bashing of Index Funds, Jack Bogle and a Jedi dog trick
      • Magic Beans
  • ► 2011 (22)
    • ► December (1)
      • Dividend Growth Investing
    • ► November (2)
      • The Mummy's head, Particle Physics and "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
      • "It's Better in the Wind" or why I ride a motorcycle
    • ► October (1)
      • Lazy Days and School Days
    • ► July (2)
      • The road to Zanzibar sometimes goes thru Ecuador...
      • Johnny wins the lotto and heads to Paris
    • ► June (16)
      • Chainsaws, Elm Trees and paying for College
      • Stuff I’ve failed at: the early years
      • Snatching Victory from the Jaws of Defeat
      • The. Worst. Used. Car. Ever.
      • Top Ten reasons your future is so bright it hurts my eyes to look at it
      • The Most Dangerous Words Your Customer Can Say
      • How not to drown in The Sea of Assholes
      • What we own and why we own it
      • The Ten Sales Commandments
      • My ever so formal and oh so dry CV
      • How I failed my daughter and a simple path to wealth
      • The Myth of Motivation
      • Why you need F-you money
      • My short attention span
      • Why I can’t pick winning stocks, and you can’t either
      • The Monk and the Minister

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