Recent content by CindyBlue

Congratulations! I retired in September of 2019, on a budget smaller than many here, and am loving it. The best part of retirement for me turned out to be that I'm able to make my own choices for my time every day. What a privilege and a luxury! Enjoy those "lasts" at work - everything from...

Exactly what I was just getting on to say! I definitely wish "Bacon" had been a choice :laugh: I'm very happy in retirement!

So glad you are keeping in touch - thank you, old medic! Lots of positive thoughts and prayers coming your way! Keep healing - you can do it!

I'm so sorry to read this, Old Medic! My prayers are with you...healing thoughts, too...

I am not using my 403b because I have enough to make it with SS (assuming the government settles its differences before June 1st!) along with a small pension. I have under $1 million in that account. I'm saving it as long as I can for until/if I need it for assisted living/nursing home care. I...

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Live with a well and septic here. Never in my whole life have lived in a house that had a dishwasher. Have a garbage disposal, but never use it on purpose - we just run it once in a while to clear out anything that might have fallen in accidentally. Didn't have a dryer until I was in my 40s, and...

Love this topic! I am a voracious reader, and have been all my life. My folks were, too. By far, I like nonfiction the best, mostly history and biography, but i like historical fiction, too (think Michener) and some sci-fi, and my hubby has recently been getting me into some of Baldocci's...

We retired 4 years ago, and plan to stay here in Northern California, unless costs get so high we can no longer afford it (and then I don't know where we'd go.) I grew up here. It's my home. Hubby has lived here since the early 70s, and in California (previously southern) since his high school...

Seems to me that you can enjoy the benefits and experiences that the extra income you are making allows for without being extravagant. I don't think any of these are extravagant spending. To me, extravagant would be things such as buying that extra car you mentioned for the reasons (not to buy)...

Your post brought back good memories! In 2003, we rode our motorcycles on a month-long trip starting in Florida, up the east coast into Canada, back into the US and across the northern part of the country to the west coast, then down the coast to home. Thought we'd need to drastically compress...

I think it was my work permit. Might have been a library card, though...

This is the method I use to cut my hair at home - so simple, and it always comes out great!

Congratulations! Enjoy those mornings when you can linger over coffee and watch the sunrise, knowing you have the rest of the day to do what YOU want to!

OMG, I think I've just seen nirvana on a plate - that chocolate cake topped with chocolate coated bacon...(swoon)!!!