One more Post inspired by this election season. A second call to action. Next Post I’ll be back to musings on early retirement - I...

I had intended for this post to be a call to volunteer, to put your skills and experience to use to help others, but the passing of Ruth...

This week’s topic was inspired by the fall-like weather we recently received that enabled us to finally turn off the air conditioner and...

I hope you all enjoyed the Labor Day holiday weekend. Our big question over the long holiday weekend was whether or not to embrace indoor...

Let me preface this post with the disclaimer that I do not necessarily advocate such actions, no matter how much fun they can be. This...

Once you retire, you have the advantage of being able to be on your own time instead of having your schedule ruled by work. It took a...

Those of you old enough – or into classic rock – will recognize the CSNY song title I borrowed for the title of this post. While the...

This past Friday was the 6 month anniversary of my retirement date. The time sure went fast! I’m sure not having to be on Zoom calls all...

Having trouble letting go of your old routines from all those years of working? It can be scary to let go of the routines you had for so...

You just retired but your spouse / significant other still works. This presents challenges and opportunities – for both of you. The...

Retirement is no longer what it once was. It has become the opportunity to re-invent yourself, to tackle those bucket list items, to do...

This post comes to you from Stevensville, MD on a short vacation with our nieces (20, 18 & 14) and nephew (17). Vacations have become...

My last day of work, February 7, 2020, was exhilarating and scary. I was ecstatic that all my planning and discipline had paid off, but...

Welcome to the first actual post on my new blog about early retirement. My original plan was to start with some info on how I was able to...