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Nick Hoppe's columns appeared for many years every Tuesday on the back page of the Datebook section in the San Francisco Chronicle. He retired from the weekly grind in 2019 and now posts columns online only when the spirit moves him, which is every two or three weeks. Or sometimes longer. His father, former San Francisco Chronicle and nationally syndicated columnist Arthur Hoppe, wrote for a living. Fortunately,  Nick has other means of support. His topics include business columns relating to the common absurdities of owning a business (he owns restaurants and retail stores throughout  California), general lifestyle columns, and travel columns.
But no matter what he is writing about, rest assured that he is not taking it too seriously.

WHEN THE MONEY 
STARTS ROLLING IN
(Posted October 2, 2024)
   So far, and I'm trying hard, there are only two positives I've determined about turning 70, which I accomplished a few months ago:
   1) I no longer feel as guilty about not going to work every day, or sometimes every week. Instead of agonizing about not being productive, I take solace in telling myself I'm 70 frigging years old and deserve some time off. A lot of time off.
   2) Social Security.
   One begets the other. Like many people, I've worked all my life, and paid generously into the Social Security coffers.... (Continue) 

 

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