Recent content by LuckBeALady2016

When my 92-year old mom died nearly 7 years ago, my husband and I each bought 5k mountain bikes, and we gave our son 5k. The rest we used to put a down payment on a condo and an empty lot in a well-located development . No regrets. We enjoy our mountain bikes a few times each week 9 months of...

I’ve been a PA for 32 years. I work 6-8 hours a week (one day a week) and it’s pretty awesome. I worked Monday through Thursday for a few years, then Tuesday through Thursday for a couple of years, and now Thursdays only, because I can and because it meets the needs of my group. The ideal...

8% in a vacant buildable lot in a fast-growing mountain town. Got a good deal on it via private sale from a friend who needed to raise cash, and we like owning something tangible.

I live 30 minutes from a small Colorado ski mountain. Beautiful weather with decent snow conditions yesterday (with a few sketch spots). Lines were moderate, worst at the bottom. We’re pretty spoiled up here with regard to waiting for lifts- too far from Denver for a day trip. The lodge is...

I'm 53, currently cancer-free, diagnosed with an aggressive difficult-to-treat cancer in 2016, spent 6 months getting surgery, chemo, and radiation. I know where you're coming from. Some days I feel anxious, unmoored, wonder about the meaning of life. But mostly, I remind myself: "I'm alive...

I was in the same situation. At the same time I was given the lump-sum option, I was diagnosed with cancer. I took the lump sum. I may survive this diagnosis and live a long life (42-75% chance of 5 year survival), but who knows? I decided to take the money and run.