Sometimes life changes creep up on us slowly, so slowly that we may not even realize the change is underway. At other time, though, we face a defining moment that shapes the rest of our life. I’ve had several of these defining moments in my life, one of the most significant being when [...]
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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 [...]
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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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, [...]
Syd at Retirement: A Full Time Job wrote a great post last week about mistakes she made on her way to early retirement. Like me, she retired in her 40s and blogs about her experience getting to and enjoying early retirement.
I’ve been intending to write a post about some of the big mistakes I made [...]
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