Just finished Mike Piper’s book titled More Than Enough which touches on many other retirement life blog themes- challenges in switching from saving to spending, living with purpose, giving while still alive, and other related topics. The author highlights the trend where so many retirees go the extra mile to ensure they have enough resources Continue reading
Family Matters
#92 – Taking Care of Parents
(I would be a thoughtless, uncaring uncle if I didn’t start this blog post without acknowledging today- Saturday, June 22, 2024- as the most important day of my niece Samantha’s life- God bless you and Connor as you begin your life together in marriage!) One thing the American media seems to feel obligated to do Continue reading
#89 – Untitled
One thing I learned these first few years of retirement (notwithstanding the occasional return to full-time work) is that changes have occurred in the things that bring me joy. OK, that may sound obvious, but these changes can come as a surprise- even if you had thought through what was going to fill your days Continue reading
#86 – Ever Heard of “Blue Zones”?
“Blue Zones” are specific geographic locations where the human population has a significantly longer life expectancy than the global average. It’s a non-scientific term which is steadily gaining attention since the early 2000s. A 2004 Science Direct report on age research highlighted results indicating a specific area on the Italian island of Sardinia that had Continue reading
#84 – Mr. Holland’s Opus
Following a ten day trip and a couple of weeks’ writing non-stop on a work project, I find myself at the end of January without a post since New Year’s Day. Better take a long look at my priorities…. This week we discovered that we had access to Disney+ streaming services as part of our Continue reading
#73 – Living With Purpose- Revisiting Legacies and Estate Planning
It’s been three plus weeks since the last post. Two trips kept me away from the blog, but also gave me plenty to write about later. The travel log can wait another week…actually a couple weeks as it’s dawned on me that this post will likely be multiple parts. I’m combining content from previous posts Continue reading
#70 – Update on Our Retired Living
Three weeks since the last post, my apologies! It’s been a while since I took a look back at the specifics of what retired life has been like for us, so here goes from the past couple of months:
#69 – Expanding on the Happiness Post
One of my brothers forwarded a March 2023 CNBC article highlighting a “Harvard Study on Adult Development” originated in 1938, and still going strong, to determine what makes people healthy and happy. It made me think back to this forum’s Post #51 from August 2022 titled “Happiness”. Background. The sources for Post #51 were Morgan Continue reading
#58 – Helpful Conversations
Hope everyone had an enjoyable 2022 Thanksgiving weekend. We had a wonderful week with Andrew being home (along with a visit by Tayler, one of his cousins), and the week before, I got to visit a couple of USNA classmates. More to follow on each of those events. As mentioned on the home page, and Continue reading
#57 – Catching Up on Retirement Year #1 (dated Nov 2022)
(OK, it’s been about 3 months since the last comment. Guess I should beg for at least one…) This is just a snap shot of the notable retirement trends in the last few months of Retirement Year #1- since Post #48 dated July 11- life events and considerations for where being retired changes how one Continue reading