Well, another month is in the books and it’s time for me to give you an update on how life is going in retirement and, more specifically, in our move to The Villages, Florida. FYI, I’m doing these updates monthly as there’s currently a lot changing/happening within 30 days. That won’t always be the case, of course, so I’ll do this update and one more in a month, then switch … [Read more...]

Well, it’s that time again – when I give you an update on how life is going in retirement and, more specifically, in our move to The Villages, Florida. In case you missed my last update, you’ll want to review Life in The Villages, Florida: Purchase, Arrival, and Getting Settled before reading this post as it will contain background information you’ll need to know to ensure … [Read more...]

As most of you know, we recently moved to The Villages, Florida (or at least we’re down here – we still have a Colorado home – so whether or not we’ve moved yet could be up for discussion. Maybe we’re “still moving.” Hahaha.) That said, I wanted to give an update on where we are to date – from the time we started thinking about coming here to where we are now, as I write … [Read more...]

Today we'll continue my list of the best post-retirement decisions I've made. In case you missed it, you can read part one of this series in The Best Post-Retirement Decisions I Have Made. So without further ado, let's get into the details... Sold Real Estate and Got into Syndications One of my tasks post-retirement has been to decrease what I call the "hassle factors" … [Read more...]

We talk a lot about planning for retirement and what decisions need to be made prior to doing so to have success. But today I want to approach retirement decisions from a different perspective. I want to discuss moves we made after we retired that have improved our retirement lives. As you'll see, it's not like you make a series of decisions before you retire and that's … [Read more...]

Well, it's that time again -- time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI! It's been a while since I've done one of these updates...sort of. It has been since last November when I posted Retirement Update: 5.25 Years, my last "official" retirement update. But since then I did post the following: Thoughts on The … [Read more...]

As I write this, we have three weeks left of our time in Florida. Three weeks from today and we'll be packing it all up and hitting the road the next day for the loooong ride home. I am not looking forward to that trip! I already posted my initial take on our stay in Thoughts on The Villages, Florida, and Snowbirding, Part 1. This post will give an update on what's … [Read more...]

It's very clear that I didn't know much about Social Security (SS). Almost every time I posted about it in the Millionaire Money Mentor (MMM) forums, someone would correct my understanding. It's actually been great -- I've learned a TON (and hopefully have a better understanding now) -- and it's one of the most valuable discussions for me personally on the forums since … [Read more...]