Recent content by Blackwoodt

Check out the RV forums on Facebook. Many people have asked the exact same question. Join a couple of the groups, ask questions, ask cost, and browse! Several I suggest are Living the RV Dream, and Average Joe Camping. RV/Trailer sale groups are also on Facebook so you can get an idea of cost.

As one of the w*rking folks, I'm still counting down - only 24 more days! I just hope that I can train my dogs to sleep a little later in the morning, so I can too! :laugh:

Yes! I just came back from the grocery store, stocking up on sugar to make more water for the hummingbirds! I have out 5 feeders, and there are sometimes 4 on a feeder. I thought the number this year might be up because of the extreme heat and drought killing off the flowers?

I've been living with, or married to my husband for over 25 years. We have always had separate accounts. We were both married before, and had bad experiences. No money fights, ever.

Congratulations Lagniappe! Isn’t it hard to believe that it’s finally time?! I still have a few months, but the time is going by fast! Enjoy the future, and your new found freedom. :rofl:

Exactly! Work is interfering with what I really want to do, I don't have time to work..... Then on the other hand - what will the drive to work be like on my last day? Will there be a sense of loss, or will I have a huge grin on my face?

You should also take your blood pressure manually, and not use any of the automatic cuffs. If you have deep, or small veins, the automatic cuffs do not give an accurate reading.

You live by the golden rule: Treat others as you would like to be treated. Coming from a background where money was tight, you know how others less fortunate than you feel. I struggled too making ends meet when first starting out. Now I make more money than my siblings, so when we have...

Excellent! I have to wait until the end of September to be eilgible for retiree health insurance... otherwise I would be enjoying retirement with you! Enjoy!

About 27 more Mondays for me.... :( Amazing how many in the class of 2012 have already retired. Yep, I'm jealous, but love reading how excited everyone retiring has been!

Me too! It's on my 'bucket' list!

Yes, we received the survey too. Shredded the first one, shredded the second one, and then threw away the reminder notifications. One day I unfortunately left the gate to our property open when I left for work. My husband informed me that within a few minutes we had a ‘federal’ representative at...

That's a good deal, especially for two people. I live in the Midwest and have paid from $65-120 for someone to come in and clean my 2500 SF house every other week. Needless to say the one charging me $120 is long gone, and I'm using the $65 person, same great results.

What a gorgeous RV! My DH and I love ours, we are planning a tour through the Southern states to visit friends this October shortly after I retire. I can’t wait to be on a ‘road-trip’ versus a ‘vacation’! +1 on access to a bathroom! :rofl:

Congrats!!! You will be retired early enough in the year to enjoy the spring and summer! I see that you enjoy many of the simple things that are on my list - sleep late, bird watch, sit on the porch with a cup of coffee, and just basically be able to enjoy life. I have 225 more days, so...