I’m so very happy when Black Friday & Cyber Monday arrive. It’s like homecoming weekend in my Gmail account. Companies I haven’t heard from in years – sometimes only ever interacted with once – send me AMAZING deals that I need to respond to NOW! > The island resort that my wife & I stayed at for one night, 6 years ago. > Software I … Continue reading Black Friday / Cyber Monday Emails
I had my first experience living with an electric vehicle last week when my son and I were in Los Angeles to fly on the Goodyear Blimp. It was a Jeep Wrangler 4Xe that we rented through Avis for the same price as a regular rental car. My friend Jeff has been ‘mentoring’ me through the dollars & sense of going electric, but it was … Continue reading The Dollar & Sense of Driving A Hybrid EV
“You have maximized your retirement activities better than anyone I’ve ever met! It’s inspiring!” I shared pictures from my latest adventure online last week and a former MegaCorp colleague posted the nice response above. I do try to make the most of my early retirement time and share out my latest escapades – if for no other reason than to evangelize the benefits of FIRE. … Continue reading Quirky Up & Away
What kind of retiree doesn’t play golf? Me, I guess! Despite being the quintessential retiree sport, I’ve been playing less and less. I was in the garage yesterday and putting things away for winter. When I got to my golf clubs, I realized I hadn’t played at all this year. Not once! So many people retire to play golf, it’s surprising I am pulling the … Continue reading Out Of The Swing …
When I was a kid, if you were fortunate enough to spend the night with your parents at a motel, you made sure to clean the room out of little bars of soap, mini shampoo bottles, or matchbooks before you left. That was a big score when I was in grade school, but over the years we all came to realize how worthless that stuff … Continue reading The New Hotel Soap …
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