Jun 1Member-onlyA Rogue Retirement DilemaMy 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…3 min read3 min read
Jun 1Member-only62 Years of WisdomChoo-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…2 min read2 min read
May 19Member-onlyRetirement RhythmThere 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…2 min read2 min read
May 19Member-onlyAre You Okay?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…1 min read1 min read
Feb 25Member-onlyRetired And I Want My WeekendI 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. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 11, 2022Member-onlyThis Old Dog!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…1 min read1 min read
Mar 11, 2022Member-onlyReprogramming For Retirement!Sometimes I watch too much TV!1 min read1 min read
Feb 20, 2022Member-onlyHomeless In HonoluluHomelessness is a problem for whom? I have never smoked so telling you how to quit would not be something I had to experience myself. I have never been obese so telling you how to not be obese would not be something I have experienced. …3 min read3 min read
Feb 20, 2022Member-onlyRetirement Experiment!I am out, done, retired! Age 59 and I delivered my last letter for the USPS. I have a pension, 401K and eventually social security. My wife…1 min read1 min read
Feb 20, 2022Member-onlyWhat If The Steps Today?Recently retired without a lot of hobbies I have time on my hands. I have time to eat and drink, more time. I have time to smoke and watch TV, more time. I have time to paint and read, more time. I have time to garden and exercise, more time…2 min read2 min read
