I did! Did I have a retirement plan? No. Did I have a huge nest egg or inherit a bunch of money? No. Fast forward three years. I am 63 now and my wife is 61. My wife retired six months after I did! We still have a roof over…

I was inspired to write or share my thoughts today after reading of another classmates passing. I no longer live in the town where I graduated from high school in 1979. …

My wife wants to spend. I want to save. I can only assume that we are not the only retired couple that cannot agree on finances and the anxiety created by this disagreement. Let’s begin by reviewing our retirement planning. We didn’t! I was out in the rural areas of Iowa delivering mail for the USPS in my Jeep…

Choo-Choo Choose wisely! The only thing that can derail this train is me. I am riding on a high speed train from Amsterdam to Brussels. This train is fast! Almost 200miles per hour fast! A lot of things are fast and life is one of them. Did I choose wisely…

There is a lot of “shit” out there telling me how I need to be in retirement. Yes, I am still looking for a rhythm. You work all your life with the hope of one day retiring and living happily ever after. Yeah, sort of like the story books we…

To even ask yourself this question, raises the question. Are you okay? What is okay? Is there a right or wrong to being okay? And who gets…

I still look forward to the weekend. I feel the energy and buzz of the world around me as it gets later in the workweek. I too am excited to be a part of everyone’s weekend, my weekend. …

I know what choices I am going to make in the “fast” lane! Something as simple as a choice can be so complicated. I hate the term, “you…

Sometimes I watch too much TV!