It’s hard to decide which cities to visit in central Asia because I’ve never heard of any of these places. Tashkent versus Samarkand versus Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Almaty versus Askana versus Chuy Valley in Kazakhstan. Central Asia isn’t as part of the zeitgeist as, say, Europe. The only movie I found about central Asia was… Read More: Central Asia Bucket List: Two weeks in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and… »
Does the anxiety ever go away? I asked my fiance*, Mark, one morning before swimming lessons, more than a year into my journey to learn to swim. The year of swimming. It sounded good. It took longer than a year. I initially crossed off life bucket list item #2, learn to swim in 2015 because… Read More: Life Bucket List item complete! #2 Learn to swim »
Boyfriend is super generous and doesn’t charge me rent to live with him, so I feel like I have a large amount of disposable income. Here are a few things I’ve splurged on recently that I never would have bought before I retired. 1. Expensive contact lenses I’ve never been able to figure out a… Read More: Things I never would have bought while working toward early… »
I’m doing book reviews again. Jealous? The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louiseby Colleen Oakley Endearing story about an old woman and her young driver. It surprised me with every twist and turn, I laughed out loud a lot, and I highly recommend it. “Mom, we’ve been over this. You can’t go around threatening… Read More: What are you reading right now? – June 2024 »
All early retirements do not look the same. Your nest egg can vary widely. Obviously. Do you have $250,000 for your net worth and plan to take out $833/month, living in Thailand and working part-time somewhere? Or do you have $10,000,000 saved and plan to spend a whopping $32,000 a month? Someone in the comments… Read More: What kind of FIRE do you want? »
I like to think I’ve mastered the art of packing light for me and boyfriend. For instance, we brought two backpacks and a large purse for the 2-week trip around Asia I told you about. We didn’t want to pay for luggage and were country-hopping a lot. And then there was the last trip we… Read More: India and Sri Lanka bucket list – Pack lightly, my… »
I didn’t write about pets in my book for habits draining your net worth, but I should have. Boyfriend has a cat named Curtis. He’s fabulous and cuddly and appreciative and also kind of a jerk. I love him, but he’s a massive expense and doesn’t bring in any income. Curtis is an indoor/outdoor fella.… Read More: Another habit draining your net worth – Pets »
I don’t check my portfolio very often because I’m still not back to my all time high from 2021 and I only like to look at the numbers when they’re really, really good or when they reach a new peak. But it’s time to update my chart, so I had to look, and the market… Read More: 2023 The year in review »
I was struggling to come up with something new to write about when JL Collins emailed me and was like, “I have a new book out!” and I was all like, “Let me read it!” So he sent it to me and I read it and I’m here to tell you about it. Pathfinders: Extraordinary… Read More: Pathfinders »
Have you read Die With Zero: Getting all you can from your money and your life by Bill Perkins? “When I say the words ‘die with zero,’ most people’s immediate reaction is fear.” Ha! When I told my sister I was reading this book, her initial reaction was fear, indeed, but I’m intrigued. The author… Read More: Do you want to die with money? »