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    Travel hopes for 2022

    We are currently on the last leg of a three week road trip. We left our home in Canada in early March after cleaning up after a snowstorm, and drove down south to the Smokey Mountains and area for 10 days. Visiting our son in Michigan now and hope to be back home this weekend coming. Great to be...
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    What is the last thing you ordered from Amazon?

    Two pair of 4 season hiking poles. Great for snowshoeing now...and for our planned walking trip of Guernsey in 2022 - we hope.
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    Sharing 23 years of Frugal Retirement

    So sorry to hear of your fathers passing. His experience and perspective helped us so much on our journey. He will be missed. Blessings to all.
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    Origin of your ER.org user name?

    Asher is an old biblical name meaning ‘blessed or happy’ and Aion is a Greek word meaning or related to ‘time’ Put them together and and we are hoping for a happy time in retirement and feel blessed that we are able to semi retire at 53 and 51.
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    Semi-FIRE: Anyone else slowing down but not stopping yet?

    For over 25 years was CFO of several businesses that my partners and I were/are owners of. Now 53, I work one day at the office and 2-3 mornings a week from my home office having delegated all day to day duties. I also have reduced ownership as part of the deal for me to slow down. Reduced...
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    Carryon Luggage Hassles

    We travelled through Poland this summer and the Łódź flight we were on had a lower weight for carryon than Scandinavian Air or the Star Alliance partner that we were also on earlier that trip. We found this out the night before, planning to check the extra bag. The next morning at the airport...
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    How do you change your mindset?

    I have been working part time for the last few years for a greatly reduced rate mostly to feel as though I am still part of something. More recently I have started some volunteer gigs which will soon take over. After 25 crazy years as a business owner it wasn’t difficult to see my partners...
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    Bike and Barge trip in Holland and Belgium

    Badger, sounds very much like the bike and barge we took in May 18. Right down to the Gouda farm, Strawberries and Stroopwaffles! We were fortunate with fantastic weather. Good times.
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    Bike and Barge trip in Holland and Belgium

    Spring of 2018 we did the Belgium to Holland bike and barge. Thanks to several people in this community we were well prepared for the tour. The big thing was weather, we were prepared for wet or dry weather, and as it turned out or week was warm and sunny, the previous group the week before...
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    "Bomb Cyclone" Blizzard

    Bracing ourselves. North of the border, we still have patches of white stuff on the ground. What will we do.
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    All Time Favorite TV Series

    Northern Exposure is probably my #1. Others: Hill Street Blues Mash Seinfeld Frazier King of the Hill ...and that Canadian classic: kids in the Hall
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    When you have been around this forum for a long time ...

    Speaking of thread tangents, I .....
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    When you have been around this forum for a long time ...

    Well, cheers to Al but also to all. Lol
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    When you have been around this forum for a long time ...

    Although I do not view the forum each day, every time I will learn something new or be reminded of something. Great place. Six years ago this forum was a godsend. Although I ultimately decided to wo#k part time, the peace that you all brought to me is never forgotten. Cheers to al.
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