blade3colorado
Dryer sheet wannabe
Hello . . . I'm in the process of retiring early (age 51), i.e., I'm a Federal Civil Service "whistleblower" and my last day of work was January 8th, 2007, albeit, I am still making my full salary . . . long story. Ironically, I've wanted to retire early ever since my divorce in 2000 -the divorce caused much reflection about what has "value" in life . . . my occupation which was number 1, fell out of the top 10 (grin) - but financially the numbers did not work until this year.
My retirement plan is to settle this work situation; retire early; sell my house in Morrison, Colorado (too cold); park the money, while determining where I want to eventually live/retire (must have acreage, warm weather, and small town feel, e.g., New Mexico, Arizona, etc. Also seriously considering being a snow bird in Mexico/Caribbean, where I can pursue my SCUBA diving); and continuing my avocation of doing volunteer work.
Anywho, I am new to this forum and I am so happy I discovered this site, i.e., I've only perused these threads since yesterday and am quite impressed with the information provided. Thank you for letting me introduce myself . . . Steve
My retirement plan is to settle this work situation; retire early; sell my house in Morrison, Colorado (too cold); park the money, while determining where I want to eventually live/retire (must have acreage, warm weather, and small town feel, e.g., New Mexico, Arizona, etc. Also seriously considering being a snow bird in Mexico/Caribbean, where I can pursue my SCUBA diving); and continuing my avocation of doing volunteer work.
Anywho, I am new to this forum and I am so happy I discovered this site, i.e., I've only perused these threads since yesterday and am quite impressed with the information provided. Thank you for letting me introduce myself . . . Steve