“Learning New Things” has been a theme in these pages over the last month. Over the last week, I decided to add something else to the list … hitting a golf ball effectively. I used to golf a couple times a month when I was working. I golfed the last Friday of the month with my brothers and our Dad – and usually another day … Continue reading Driving Into 2026
A few years ago, I went golfing with the Retired Men’s Club members of our church. Since I was a relatively new retiree – and much younger than the average club member – I asked them to share with me one piece of retirement wisdom on each hole. Related: Life After FIRE – Fitting In The only two pieces of advice that I still remember … Continue reading “Find A Young Doctor”
Thoughtful reader, Klaus, suggested adding “learn something new” to the list of Cyber Advice for Sixty, that I posted last week. I think that’s a terrific idea, so I wondered what kinds of things do people want to learn at this age? It’s obviously a very personal choice, but there must be some commonalities. With the modern miracle of AI, it’s easy to query every … Continue reading What Do Retirees Want to Learn?
I’m having a milestone birthday this month – 60 years old. Turning 60 – after enjoying a full decade of early retirement – feels like a bigger milestone than other birthdays. After all, 60 is the age that many people retire, including my Father and Father-In-Law. It feels like the “early” part of our retirement is now over, but I still have a lot of … Continue reading Cyber Advice at Sixty
Wednesday was Tax Day in the United States as everyone was rushing to get their Federal & State Tax Returns submitted by that date. Ours were finished last Friday and we paid less in taxes than ever – as we lived off cash in 2025 and didn’t sell any investments for a gain. A couple of our investments, including our rental townhouse, had losses. We … Continue reading Pass the SALT on Tax Day
Early Retirement 10th Anniversary reflections from Mrs. Fire Station … It’s been 10 years since I piped in on this blog of my husband’s. When we were having lunch in Washington DC a few weeks ago, he asked me to reflect on my thoughts on the 10 years since we both retired. Related: The Better Half / Thoughts From Mrs. Fire Station I’ll admit … Continue reading Cheers to 10 Years – Mrs. Fire Station
I try to share the good and bad of our early retirement lifestyle in these posts and here’s another bad one. One of my goals in retirement was to learn to play the electric guitar that I bought 6 years before I retired. That was 10 years ago. So, I’m 16 years behind. This reminder popped up on my Facebook “Memories” tab today. I still … Continue reading Out of Tune Goals
When I left the office 10 years ago this month, I never could have imagined the incredible good fortune our equity investments would benefit from over the full decade of our early retirement. As you can see below, S&P 500 returns over that period of time have average a hefty 14.1% with dividends reinvested! Our portfolio also includes bonds, real estate, and cash – but … Continue reading Cheers to 10 Years of Good Fortune
Today’s the day. 10 years. No April Fool’s Day. It’s been a full decade since I stopped working on April 1, 2016. Related: Blasting Out of MegaCorp Naturally, such a foolish anniversary has gotten me wondering what I have done with all of that extra time. If you take 60 hours/week of working & commuting time and multiply it over 48 work weeks/year across … Continue reading Cheers to 10 Years!
We’re off on a patriotic trip this weekend to Washington DC … We’ll be in the Nation’s Capital for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The National Mall’s Tidal Basin & Potomac Park will be lit up with the bright pink flowers of 3,700+ Japanese Yoshino & Kwanzan Cherry Trees. They were a diplomatic gift of the nation of Japan in 1912 & 1965. An additional … Continue reading Springing Into America 250
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