On July 30th, my wife and I are breaking out. We’re leaving town, and we’re taking the four dogs with us. The Great Escape. Goodbye, Georgia heat. Hello, Northern Michigan! […]
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Category: Retirement
The Treehouse Writing Studio
Ever since roaming the woods of Michigan as a rambunctious child, I’ve dreamed of having a treehouse. I tried to build one when I was 10 years old, but the […]
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Ants vs. Grasshoppers
What, you may ask, does Ants vs. Grasshoppers have to do with retirement? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Stay tuned as we study a metaphor that applies to […]
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5 Milestones You Must Reach Before You Retire
Figuring out if you’re ready for retirement is a difficult challenge. If you’re wondering where you stand, compare your progress against these 5 milestones you must reach before you retire. […]
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Building A Dream
The moments in our life when we are actually building a dream are few and far between. Fortunately, my wife and I just started building a new one. Today, I’ll […]
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What 3 New Things Are You Going To Try In Retirement?
Shortly before I retired, I had dinner with a friend we’ll call Joe. I’d had a business relationship with Joe for 10 years and we had become friends. He went […]
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What I’ve Learned From Two Years of Retirement
Two years ago this week, I retired. When I was in my final few years of work I had an obsessive curiosity about what retirement was going to be like, […]
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Are We Facing A Retirement Crisis?
If you’re a Baby Boomer, you’re either retired or rapidly approaching retirement. Are you ready? We’ve all heard about the “retirement crisis” many are confronting, but what are the facts? […]
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Wise Advice For A Successful Retirement
In my quest to find the best source of advice for a successful retirement, I just found what may be the best source available to all of us. I hadn’t […]
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Win A Free Copy of my Book! (plus a Sneak Peek of what’s inside)
By now, you’re hopefully aware that my new book, Keys to a Successful Retirement, is launching on May 5th! Today, I’m launching a FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY to three lucky readers! […]
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