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Retired and Inspired at 55

Thoughts and Musings on Early Retirement

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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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Packing Up My Life

Now that I am in my new apartment, I want to share some lessons learned and insights gained as I packed up my belongings on the way to...

Don’t Think, Just Hit

The title of this post is a direct quote of advice I got from a softball teammate when I was in a hitting slump a few seasons ago. By...

Be Curious

Another of my early posts that I was recently reminded of:        As children we have a natural curiosity about everything, and we are...

Conversations

I am lucky to have 2 close friends with whom I can discuss any topic without issue. One is more on the religious side than me and the...

Cleaning Out Your Closets

Some late spring cleaning and de-cluttering at home got me thinking about this early post. If you’re like me, you have a lot of stuff...

Back in the Saddle

This has been a tough spring for allergy sufferers like me to do a lot outside. Between the super-high pollen counts, rainy days, and...

Adapt in Order to Make Progress

Another previous post that I was reminded of by being in the process of adapting to some of life’s changes this spring....

5 Years and Still Going

It will very soon be 5 years since I started this writing journey in June of 2020, and it sure has gone fast. I started my blog as a way...

Don’t Let Your Brain Retire

As I approach 5 years of writing this blog, another of my first posts jumped out while I was reminiscing, so I am re-issuing this one as...

Babes In Breweryland

For those of you thinking this will be about pretty women at breweries you are incorrect. The babes referred to here are those of the...

Beware of Medical Billing Practices

A new round of medical billing errors following a recent procedure that required several phone calls to straighten out, reminded me of...

Where’s Your New Hangout?

When our local brewery – Ashton Brewing – closed at the end of December all of us regulars had the same question for each other: “where...

How I Retired at 55

It’s been just over 5 years since I retired and time sure has flown by. Here is my first post as a potential reference for those of you...

Wisdom of Age

I touched on this topic in “Hangin’ With the Band” but wanted to delve a little deeper into how the wisdom of age can benefit us if we...

Hypocrisy Rules

Bringing this post back due to the current political climate as we barrel into chaos with this country drifting in a sea of division....

Last Train to Islamorada

Our latest, and likely last, trip to Islamorada was a lot of fun, with perfect weather the entire time. Changes to the property by the...

Connect the Dots

A former co-worker had the following as part of her email signature: “I connect the dots; how can I help you”. It was a unique way of...

Keep Up with Your Medical Checks

It’s funny how as we age those conversations around health and medical procedures that were so uncomfortable in our younger years are now...

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