When we were planning our post-work lifestyle, we decided we’d like to RV in retirement. We’re not alone, RV travel is a common strategy for many folks as they plan […]
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The Great Escape
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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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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NVR BORD
I saw it as I was returning to our retirement cabin after a mountain biking ride. “How appropriate”, I thought. I loved it immediately. So…I decided to write about it. […]
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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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How To Build A Dog House and Improve Your Retirement
What does a dog house have to do with retirement? I can hear the punchline to that question now, something about the husband being banned to sleep there. Why is […]
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The Positives of a Pandemic
In early 2020, the world suddenly stopped. It was a moment that will live in infamy. A moment that changed time. Like an Emergency Stop on a treadmill, a button […]
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It’s The Little Things
Retirement is a huge change in life. Shocker, right? We’ve all read about, or experienced, the Big Things. You know, that shift from Accumulation to Withdrawal of our assets. The […]
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