Recent content by Sheryl

Doesn't anyone more or less wing it??? I know I'll be fine if I spend <2% and probably okay if I spend <4%, and I'm planning to just buy what I want, generally, which is what I've done for the past 20 years, and spent an amount about = 3%. There are always aberrations - kitchen remodel, rental...

Oh, sad. I'd forgotten that the dog who's now gone is my avatar.

Wow, I feel like your post could have been written by me, if I were more literate. :) I'm having all the same feelings. It's funny but the dog resonates most with me. I started thinking of FIRE ten or more years ago, and have delayed until now. At the garage door, I said, "Goodbye Boy" to my...

I joined this forum in 2004. Here I am still waffling. In 2008 I developed major health issues and stayed for the insurance. I'm still "only" 57 but still having trouble getting out!

I will be going there in October. I also researched until my head was spinning. Outrigger is undergoing renovation, and the Pink Palace is closed. We ended up choosing the New Otani, so I was very happy to see it recommended here. I finally picked it based on a review in a 5 yr. old Lonely...

Yeah.... I drifted away. SO is happily ER'ed for the present, and I've found that it makes working so much nicer for me, because I don't have to do all the housekeeping, etc. in addition to working. He's installed a hot tub, and is also busy building an addition to the house. I'm going to keep...

Milo is my avatar but here's a newer one of him. And one of my favorite from his puppy days. ~~ Hi everybody!

You might want to look at Yapta.com. I love this site - you put in the flight you want and it tracks it for you and e-mails you if it goes down. I saved over $400 (on two tickets) on our last trip this way. Only rub is it doesn't work on all airlines.

I joined Myspace in order to be able to view photos my DIL was posting, but the format - busy backgrounds, flashing icons, sliding menus, etc. - drove me crazy. As well as the actual lack of intelligent discussion. I have made several lifelong friends from the AOL Childless by Choice message...

Way to go Rich! 10% is better than nothing.

Cheetos are my one guilty pleasure. All those other chips have no appeal at all, but I cannot walk away from a bag of cheetos. I used to reward myself on long boring drives with a bag from the AM PM>

Steve - it sounds GREAT! How many days total will you be on the road? Miles? Gallons of gas? I'd love to read details too. We're off tomorrow on our first RV (rented) trip - to see how we like it. Only 7 days and 500 miles, though. We're just going to make the "North Cascades Loop" circuit.

Sure... I tried to post about it earlier, but -obviously- couldn't. Was too busy/lazy/frustrated to bother trying to PM you. I'm afraid by the time everything's up and running, all the folks who have formed this "community" will have wandered off in bordom or frustration. :(

I'm just trying a test post, because last time I tried to post - Wednesday I think - all I could get was a message saying my post needed to be at least one character. Having typed and lost several posts that were significantly more than one character, I gave up and went away.

Amen Sister!