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I'm still adjusting to retirement (Retirement Date 12/31/2010), but enjoying it immensely! Now, I always had summers off (school year schedule) but now the fun won't end with Labor Day, and I can look forward to autumn and traveling when the crowds thin out! But this post is about the...

Good news for coffee drinkers: Coffee's Perks: Studies Find 5 Health Benefits | Coffee's Nutritional Benefits | My Health News Daily That first cup of coffee in the morning is one of life's most sublime pleasures. And the second cup is really nice, too. In fact, I love my coffee just about...

DH and I need new luggage. The Samsonite set we have now is more than 20 years old. It was top-line Samsonite when we bought it, and it's held up well, but it's starting to look really worn, inside and out. So, we're ready to buy new, hopefully to last the next 20 years. What would the...

Members here might enjoy reading this essay, and expressing their thoughts about "adaptive reuse." Essays like this annoy me. Here's the link: Live Longer And Prosper | Big Questions Online I've got a overflowing bucket list, but training for a new job...oops, I mean experiencing "adaptive...

Free e-books are available on Baen.com, a publisher of science fiction and fantasy books. Once on the website, click on the "Free Library" link on the top bar. On the left side of the library page is a list of download formats, but don't pay attention to that. Once you click on a book, it will...

iTunes University was mentioned in an article in the January edition of the AARP Bulletin received through the mail. I do think it's the first time I ever found anything useful in the bulletin (a happy surprise). Here's the link, with my disclaimer that the link may or may not work: The New...

First, the "bragging" part of my post: My dd-24 just completed her Master's of Library and Information Science! Top of her class, too! I'm so proud of her. Dh and I paid for her undergraduate program, but she took out a student loan to fund her master's program. She also worked two part-time...

I'm dragging this quote from another thread. The Kindle. Well, I wish I knew someone IRL who had one. How does it feel in your hands? Is it disorienting to read on the screen? Is it similar to reading from a computer screen? I read very little from the computer screen; if an article is...

Has anyone on the forums visited Edisto Island, SC? DH and I are looking to South Carolina for our June vacation this year. I've been doing some research on the shore areas, and it seems (from my reading, anyway) that Edisto Island is the type of place we'd like; quiet, slow-pace town (we're...

Before I get to the purpose of my post, I want to offer a few comments. I left off visiting these forums sometime in September 2008, partly because of growing snarkiness and incivilty from some posters (the looming election and financial doom and gloom provided an abundance of fodder!), and...

Yesterday's edition of the Wall Street Journal had an interesting article titled: "Going Global: How Do You Get There from Here?" I'm not sure whether it's available online and, if it is, whether you need to be a subscriber to access it. But it got me thinking about our portfolio. Our current...

Many retirement "experts" (often financial advisors in disguise) recommend planning for a retirement that provides income until age 90+. Yet, the average life expectancy is age 78. After reading an article that portends financial catastrophe from the depletion of social security because of...

Did anyone else read this? What if we all got money-smart? - MSN Money I just don't see it happening. There will always be people who spend beyond their paycheck.

My, my...."profoundly selfish and unpatriotic." Read it and weep with shame. Or not. Is retiring early unpatriotic? - MSN Money

A little gloom, not so much doom. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/business/economy/06economists.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Hope this links works....never did it before.

I joined this forum only a short time ago, and I’ve been spending that time reading through the threads, becoming familiar with the frequent posters. The avatars are amusing. :) Several recent threads, “Downgrade of US debt vs. aliens and psychics,” “Staying the course” and “Two more banks...

My husband and I are contemplating an autumn trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We are a little familiar with the area as we spent a week in Corolla (northern shores) two years ago. We loved Corolla, but we'd like to explore more of the Outer Banks. Our interests include nature/natural...