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Retired and Inspired at 55
Thoughts and Musings on Early Retirement
Early Retirement Can be Yours
Welcome to my blog on early retirement. It took a lot of planning and discipline but I was able to retire at 55 in February 2020. I'll share how I did it, and my experiences in retirement.
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Weather the Storm
Having recently gone through 2 days of rain from Hurricane Henri, followed by much worse from Ida, I got to thinking about all the storms...
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Sep 6, 20213 min read
Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks
I’ve written previously about the opportunities presented in retirement to re-invent oneself, but you don’t have to wait for retirement....
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Aug 30, 20213 min read
Saving the Planet One Coaster at a Time
This post title was inspired by our bartender at a local watering hole on Father’s Day. It came about when I told her I would just use...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read
Listen to Your Body
I’ve learned – slowly – that as I age I need to pay more attention to what my body is telling me. And it speaks louder each year! This...
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Aug 16, 20212 min read
What's the Rush?
In our workaday lives we rush from task to task in an effort to keep up with all the stuff going on at work and at home. While immersed...
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Aug 9, 20213 min read
On Social Discourse
It seems many of us have lost the ability to have discussions with others who have different views than our own. This is sad for many...
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Aug 2, 20213 min read
Getting Back to Life
Note: I wrote this post a couple of weeks ago, before the Delta variant flared. I still feel we should be getting back to life, we just...
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Jul 26, 20213 min read
My Favorite Music
This post was inspired by the Father’s Day Family Circus comic strip in which oldest son Billy told readers about his favorite “music”....
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Jul 19, 20212 min read
Lunch With a Fellow Retiree
Recently I met a friend and former colleague for lunch to catch up after several months. After the initial updates on family, we jumped...
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Jun 28, 20212 min read
Why is There Always a Headwind?
First, I hope all you dads reading this had a nice Father's Day! This post was inspired by bike rides during which there seems to be a...
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Jun 21, 20213 min read
Reinvent Yourself
Retirement is no longer an end in itself, it is an opportunity to reinvent yourself and do something (or things) that your working life...
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Jun 14, 20213 min read
Be A Tumbleweed
The title comes from a nickname for my wife who, when not running her home staging business, tends to behave like those dry shrubs...
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Jun 7, 20213 min read
Eldercare After 50
Many in their 50s to early 60’s find themselves sandwiched between high school / college-age kids and elderly parents, and in a balancing...
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Jun 1, 20215 min read
Adventures of Parachute Man
This is the story of a travel tradition that started in Newport, RI before my wife and I were married. While poking around in the various...
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May 24, 20213 min read
Power to the (Retired) People
This is the story of persistence paying off and it was inspired by a phone call I received after writing a Letter to the Editor of the...
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May 17, 20212 min read
Back at the Bar!
A recent rainy forecast caused us to postpone plans to meet friends - whom we haven’t seen other than on Zoom since the Before Time – at...
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May 10, 20213 min read
Don't Let Your Brain Retire
Retirement is – or should be – a chance to exhale and relax after all those years working. Time to do what you’ve always wanted to do,...
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May 3, 20213 min read
Fridge Fiasco
My wife recently got her 15-year-old wish as our side-by-side refrigerator died a few weeks ago. It had been a bit nosier than usual for...
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Apr 26, 20214 min read
Travel Memories
Since I can’t yet plan my Route 66 trip I’ve been going back over past travels and gathering my favorite memories from those trips. I...
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Apr 19, 20215 min read
Health Insurance Before Medicare
During lunch with a friend the other day he talked about not being able to retire as early as he’d like because of the cost of health...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
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