5 1/2 years ago, I wrote the following note while drinking a coffee in the Amsterdam train station during a business trip in Europe. I found it this past weekend. […]
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#18 Learn From Those Who Have Gone Before
A good friend of mine retires in 17 days. He’s probably reading this now, along with the rest of you. (You know who you are, you lucky dog!). I think […]
Read more# 17 – Dogs, Cats & Pygmy Goats
5 Dogs 2 Cats 3 Pygmy Goats Yes, we love our animals. Since this post is about ways to achieve a successful retirement, I feel some liberty […]
Read more#14 – High Five (Encouragement)
A few weeks ago during my lunchtime jog, I was pleased to see a group of 2nd or 3rd grade girls outside, getting exercise. An entire class was out walking/running […]
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The River (Married Life)
My wife and I spent this past weekend at one of our favorite places on this wonderful little planet that we all call home. Blue Ridge, GA is on the […]
Read more#11 – 45 Seconds Of My Life (Taking That First Step)
On April 9, I opened a new page in my Evernote cloud account (great software, by the way) and jotted down 5 short lines. My wife was going to be […]
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The Kayak (Carpe Diem)
Carpe diem: a Latin aphorism usually translated to “seize the day” 4 pm, and storm clouds were looming on the horizon as I loaded the kayak into my pickup truck […]
Read more#4 Milestone 48 Hours (God’s Leading)
The launching of The Retirement Manifesto. There have seldom been such obvious “stake in the ground” moments in my life. From a long simmering seed of an idea, to full […]
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The Retirement Manifesto (How it started)
How did it start? Tonight, right now. By chance (or not?). Literally, 60 minutes ago as I type these words, I Googled “How to start a blog and get a […]
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#1 Contentment
Contentment A personal decision, that only I can make. Today, I’m starting a blog. A journey to retirement. A journey through my thoughts, dreams, concerns, and financial philosophy. All pondered […]
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