Life on the road. Avoiding the pitfalls. Celebrating the surprises.
Thoughts on how early to retire, how much money you will have, where you might want to live, what your priorities are for that time of your life, and what will make your later life meaningful.
On this 4th of July I have a wide range of thoughts on travel and I promise I’ll share them, but first a bit of an apology. I know I’ve been gone for a while. My wife and I went to Spain for 3 weeks. The day after I returned my employer of 14 years […]
Read MoreBy now I’ve established that – while I like to plan ahead, I clearly don’t have all the answers (about anything, if I’m honest with myself,) but retirement most of all. As a result, The Wife and I have spent the last few years pondering how we want to live our lives when we hit […]
Read MoreThe more I think about the idea of retiring… the less I understand. Is retirement about not working? Or is it about not working at the same job you’ve been doing for a Very Long Time. Am I leaving an employer, a lifestyle, a way of defining who I am in the world? What the […]
Read MoreIf you are seriously considering spending your retirement years in a beachy, sunny, festive, low cost location SOMEWHERE outside of the United States, you are in good company. The cost of health care (and insurance) in the US is a significant enough motivation, without adding in perks like travel discounts, exotic locations, and (sometimes) a […]
Read MoreThe Wife and I are planners. I’m a Project Manager by trade and my better half is a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer. Our plans have contingency plans, risk management plans, communication plans, and vendor management plans. We’re perfectly willing to make the best of any situation, but we don’t leap before looking, double-checking with […]
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