Just 40 days left to April Fool’s Day and the start of our early retirement. Between now and then I also have a business trip and a week’s spring break in Florida. That being the case, I probably have only about 20 days to come to the office and earn my keep. Travel will be a big part of our plans this year – we … Continue reading FIRE Station Fun – Retirement Road Trip
Health insurance is a big, incremental expense for people hoping to retire early from corporate life. Understanding our options and the costs has been an important focus for us as we’ve plotted our upcoming FIRE escape on 4/1/16. (Please note that the following is our understanding of healthcare insurance options, and that we are not experts in this topic. Please consult an insurance … Continue reading Health Insurance for Early Retirement
It has been a full week since giving formal notice to resign my job and leave MegaCorp for early retirement. Once that was properly toasted with a glass of fine scotch, it was time to tell everyone else in the office – friends, teammates, and other corporate colleagues. Sharing this news is clearly one of the most looked forward to of FIRE Milestones. Related: See … Continue reading FIRE Milestones – Announcing To Colleagues
It’s quite cold here in the northern USA with the temperature dropping below zero every night this week. Makes you wish for some fun in the sun – which we have planned in March. One of the worst parts of working is rationing your vacation days and squeezing your leisure time between work events and the school schedule. Here’s my post on what I’m looking … Continue reading FIRE Station Fun – Vacation Plans
Early retirement inspiration comes from many different places, and this one comes from an episode of the TV show The Wonder Years, that my good friend Anthony suggested at dinner a couple of weeks ago. Despite the series popularity, I didn’t really watch The Wonder Years when it was on the air. Like everything these days, the complete series is currently available on Netflix. In … Continue reading The New Wonder Years?
Yes I did. I turned in my formal resignation for early retirement last week Wednesday. It was an epic day almost from the dawn’s first light. A magical snowstorm came through our state, leaving ten inches of crystal white snow over the landscape. We greeted the day as a family with buckwheat flapjacks, real maple syrup and a one hour “late start” to work and … Continue reading FIRE Milestones – Formal Resignation Notice
I gave my formal notice for early retirement from MegaCorp to my boss last month. Everything went great and I thank everyone for all your well wishes. I will post next week about how it all happened – and how we celebrated that night. In the meanwhile … I’ll answer the question everyone is asking … When you announce your early retirement, EVERYBODY wants to … Continue reading FIRE Milestones – “What Are You Going To Do?”
We are in the home stretch, indeed. This is the January month end report of our journey to financial independence & retiring early (“FIRE”). It was a full year ago I published the first of this countdown series, when I was 14 months away from the date. Each month I try to recap the key events & decisions that are made in hopes that someone … Continue reading Early Retirement FIRE Escape – Two Months To Go!
I read with great interest this blog post from about 7 years ago when RetiringSyd.com wrote about the impact of early retirement on her relationship with her husband. Not only did her thoughts mirror recent conversations my dear wife and I have been having, but the comment section had the experiences of many others living with their spouse 24×7 for the first time. Certainly the … Continue reading A Place To Not Work – Home Office Update
My son passed along an observation that is set up in a ‘Devil’s Triangle’ fashion … When you are a kid, you have time & energy – but no money When you are an adult, you have money & energy – but no time When you are retired, you have money & time – but no energy The only solution for this is early retirement, … Continue reading FIRE Station Fun – Life’s Devil’s Triangle
