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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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Tax Time

With tax time upon us I got to thinking again about the importance of planning for changes to your tax liabilities in retirement. Whether...

Hypocrisy Rules

Hypocrites to the left of me, hypocrites to the right of me. Into the valley of death they drag this country. Being retired, I have the...

Bicycle – Motor Vehicle Etiquette

With spring finally here and people getting back outside, this is a reminder to share the road. As an avid cyclist the, dance between...

When You Talk to People, the World Gets Smaller

I’ve written before about my wife and I sitting at the bar when we go out, so we get the opportunity to meet and talk to new people....

To EV or Not to EV

This is a follow-on to my earlier “Good Intentions” post. The constant barrage of electric vehicle (EV) commercials and the calls to ban...

Convenience vs the Environment

Watching online ordering continue to grow while brick and mortar stores increasingly close, I cringe at the cost of online convenience....

Meeting Chico Resch

For those non-hockey fans reading this: Chico Resch was an NHL goaltender with the NY Islanders during their 4 Stanley Cup dynasty, also...

New Phone

A few weeks ago I finally bit the bullet and went to the local Verizon store to replace my 6-year-old phone with a new 5G model. I had...

Covid Overload

This post is a little different from my usual musings. I am not judging anyone or anything; just putting my thoughts and experiences on...

Chaos in Congress

The below is a commentary on recent events in Congress. It is not a judgement of right, left - or wrong; simply my thoughts around what...

Reflections on 2022

2022, the year that could have been…but wasn’t. So much potential for getting back to normal and society stabilizing, but that potential...

Make Every Moment More

Those of you who watch sports on TV will recognize the title of this post as the tag line of one of the myriad internet gambling sites...

You Don’t Have to Pay People to Teach You Stuff

A few weeks ago a neighbor who is juggling several entrepreneurial enterprises, a corporate role, and a toddler, told me he was starting...

Getting the Band Back Together

I wrote about joining Productively Funny (https://www.productivelyfunny.com/about) back in 2021 when it looked like Covid was passing,...

Cats In the Window

Watching our cats bask in the sun and fresh air coming in the open windows during the recent wave of warm weather got me thinking about...

Gerrymandering Run Amok

As a follow-up to the election, this post focuses on the age-old partisan practice of gerrymandering. Each census cycle, the two dominant...

VOTE

Tomorrow is election day and this is my call to action for everyone eligible to get out and vote. With the far right and far left getting...

Halloween is Not Just for Kids

As a former curmudgeon (and still somewhat) when it comes to Halloween, I have to thank my wife for helping me appreciate the day. For...

It Takes a Brewery

Being retired, I have had time to visit several nearby and not-so-nearby breweries. What I’ve found no matter the time of day, location,...

Adapt In Order to Make Progress

The idea for this post came from a recent fortune cookie which had the following inside: “Adapt to Circumstances in Order to Make...

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