First things first….acknowledging that our new home state of Tennessee is the “Volunteer State”- 1500 volunteers from the Tennessee militia set off to fight against the British during the War of 1812, followed by a similar effort supporting Texas during the Mexican War. And it’s “Go Vols” for the University of Tennessee during college football Continue reading
Retirement Planning
#40 – More Thoughts on Part Time Work
This updates an earlier post on part time (PT) work from last May, with four months of retired life added to my corporate knowledge. Of course the original plan was for me to continue working full time for the FAA our first year here in TN, but those plans changed about this time last year- Continue reading
#39 – Thoughts on Estate Planning
Before moving into estate planning, an update on our transition into retirement, now in its fourth month. We’re past the halfway point of April and are still dealing with persistently ugly weather- lots of rain with most temperatures in the 30s/40s/50s, really cutting in on golf opportunities, also preventing us from getting our home landscaping Continue reading
#24 – A Lot of Moving Parts to This Retiring
So we’re three weeks closer to retirement, three weeks closer to the new home being completed (fingers crossed), three weeks closer to moving, etc. Right now they’re all three on schedule to happen at the same time…what could go wrong? I held a meeting last week exploring some part time work options, and met earlier Continue reading
#9 – For Those Who Have Retired…
I have a number of friends already retired and am trying to talk them into visiting this blog- could certainly learn from them. For starters: Did you lay out a post-retirement budget ahead of time? How’s it holding up? I’m thinking that any budgeting exercise was accompanied by a look at cash flow options to Continue reading