Today marks my one-year anniversary of my retirement from full-time employment. One year ago, I was walking out of my office with that last box of “office stuff”, saying good-bye to my very good friends, and feeling a little nervous about what I had just done. I think now is the perfect time [...]
This week I had articles that appeared in the Carnival of Personal Finance and the Festival of Frugality. As usual, both are great resources with many thought-provoking articles. Some of my favorite articles include:
My Dollar Plan: 29 Steps I Took to Leave the Workforce at Age 29
This is an incredible story - be [...]
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I found an excellent article about obtaining health insurance in early retirement on Yahoo Finance this week. It reminded me that I wanted to go into a little more detail about what I learned when I started seriously preparing for early retirement. Health insurance is one of the most concerning areas for early [...]
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Welcome new readers coming over from the MSN Money Smart Spending article. You may be interested to see the original article referenced, When What you Really Want Costs More: Is the Price Ratio Worth It?. Please feel free to look around; I hope that you will find something of value here. [...]
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Long before the internet was a household word, I was a mail order shopper. The old-fashioned way, from glossy color catalogs and brochures. It probably did not save me any money, but it did save time and was so much more convenient. Admittedly, I do not enjoy shopping in stores (I know, [...]
