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    Happiness

    Got to thinking if this might be the happiest I have ever been in my life? Or is it just contentment? What really is it that makes us happy at different stages in our lifetime? What are your happiness triggers? Love, success, quiet contentment? And how have they changed in retirement? I...
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    Just when I thought I was out - they pull me back in

    Thoughts about going back? 8 years retired and no complaints, keep fairly busy. But recently Linkedin has been sending me notices that people are reading my profile and do I want to apply for several jobs that would be kind of perfect for me. Well I was tempted; the money, the sense of...
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    How have your expenses changed with the Corona Virus?

    I am just about to sit down and do my accounting for the past two months and budget for the next two. I expect that my spending in most areas will be way down. Wondering if others are saving money during this period and if any of these changes might become permanent? Having cancelled a trip...
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    Should I buy a new house?

    Totally torn. I like my home but one recently came on the market in a nearby area that I love! Right on the lake, larger than my current but with a separate Guest House that could be rented out and definitely more conducive for guests than the small guest room with shared bath we have now...
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    Who knew renting our 2nd home would be so positive?

    Tomorrow, when I get paid by AirBnB my country home will be self supporting for the year.$$$:dance: Here’s the deal... We live outside the US but a couple of years ago while on vacation in the States we fell in love with a home on the water surrounded by nature. So before reason could...
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    The joy of the pellet stove?

    I was never a fan (small pun) of pellet stoves. They make a racket with all the fans, auger motors etc running. They don’t have the beauty of a wood fire, or any of the sound effects. They don’t have the residual heating from the mass of steel and iron in a regular wood stove and require...
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