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Since we retired our diet has changed. Far less convenience foods, less frozen meat, less junk food, more fresh salads, more fresh meat (can shop fresh meat market daily if I want to), more cooking or less cooking...depends on the mood. We take turns most of the time but I have some...

My first retirement was at age 50. Early Special Retirement from Major Corp. after 25 years of service (servitude). My DW was 56 with 35 years and we both FIREd in the same year. I worked for a different company in a different state because 1. They paid for the entire move 2. Offered me a...

I fixed the typo...both could certainly be true...depending how you look at it. Thanks

FATE has a lot of influence on FIRE. A quick example... At age 50 I retired from Big Pharma along with my wife of 9 years. We moved to another state; I took a job with a company that payed for the move. My intent was to work a year to pay off the moving debt, add to my FIRE $$$ and then...

Can't remember the INTX stuff...not important to me anymore. Since FIRE this my short list of "stuff" to keep my mind busy.... * Bought a Class A RV and traveled across the country a few times. Learning to operate a 43 foot 42,000 lb. beast towing a SUV with a combined length of 64 feet on...

I don't want to derail the thread so I will just say Thank you! Been a long while...just got the Newsletter and thought I would drop in.:popcorn:

I retired first at age 50. Took another job with a company that made stuff I was interested in learning more about...they paid to move me 1500 miles from my retirement home. Worked 5 years with them; did my own thing for the most part and had very little of the Corporate BS issues with...

My first post since 2011. We bought the RV in 2007 but also kept the house. Since then we still have the same RV but sold the mountain cabin, relocated twice and now live in a 55+ community. Early in the post-retirement phase of our lives, we did the RV traveling thing...coast to coast...

I think the first couple of years of ER my car went more miles attached to the RV than my driving it. Our long trips have been replaced by much shorter duration ones with an average of 700 miles per trip several times per year instead of 5000-8000 miles per trip. Some weeks the car sits in...

A clinical trial of that short of a time period seems like one that evaluating the short term effects of a drug substance. Full disclosure is indeed mandated here since any manner of evil medical procedure could be inflicted on you over the 9 days and 10 night stay at the clinic. Be prepared...

Gotta keep the supply of patients high so they can meet quarterly expectations....the heck with good health...good health is bad for business...the sicker the better.

It sort of depends on the beer type too. I tend to drink heavier beers so the residual sugar content would be a bit higher than in a Budlight. Even 12 grams of sugar is more than I want to invest at times in my diet for a single item. I will at times do so but it is a planned event. Good...

Rich, can't agree more with your suggestions. I had a severe reflux attack about 15 years ago at w*rk and had most of the symptoms of a heart attack and with my family history of heart disease I thought I should have the local clinic check it out. Long story short...they sent me by ambulance...

The only problem with beer is the amount of carbs. in it. Nearly all beers contain a lot of unfermented sugar which is a problem for me. I love a nice hoppy ale (India Pale or ESB) even made a few myself back when I had the time when I was w*rking.

Excellent advice!

I agree there are options to eating out, i.e., salads, burgers without the bun, etc. The problem in many cases is the sugar and other carbs. in dressings, coatings, sauces, etc. I carry my own salad dressing that comes pre-made in non-refrigerated packages from Walton Farms; no sugar, no fat...

My guess is it have more to do with your diet of low carbs. than anything else. Also, being in a high desert causes a person to dehydrate faster so some may be water loss. One sweats without feeling it due to super fast evaporation. There is a weather condition here called Virga where rain...

Agree with the health benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar. I try to have some every few days; usually on salads or cooked spinach. There are a number of enzymes in it that are purported to be beneficial to gastric health. The fact that it is acidic does not have much to do with reflux. Your...

Xylitol is a sugar alcohol and most (not all) can cause some people some nasty gastric distress. Count me in that group. I use Erythinol (sp?) which does not case the gastric issues but is only 70% as sweet as sugar so I add some Stevia and Splenda to it. The three seem to compliment each...

Medicare monthly "premiums" are based on income. I can see SS going this way too. Your benefits could be based on your other income. It is not that big of a jump to do this for SS when it is already being done for Medicare. We are still a few years away from our SS decision and a lot of...

Not much to add except I agree that you should consider total demolition of any foundations, structures, piping and ground based systems like septic, water lines and sewer if present. With stuff as old as the 1930's you can be sure it is a mess and can create more issues if you leave it in...

Back to the Volvo as a car comments. My late wife owned Volvo cars most of her adult life. She was T-boned in an intersection by a car doing 60+MPH and she walked away...unlike the over driver who was no in a Volvo and was dead at the scene. After she died I had one two many cars and a son...

The Sarcasm Society... Like we need any member..especially you. Like in the immortal words of Groucho Marks (paraphrased)."..why would I want to join any club that would allow me to be a member?" Seniors Club We forgot to mail out our newsletter but it makes little difference since we...

Congratulations on you move. Moving can be a real pain. I have sure done my share of it. The longest I have lived anywhere, so far, in my adult life so far has been 9 years. If your are not really familiar with your new habitat I would suggest joining a variety of clubs, groups, church is...

Nuiloa, Congratulations on the new to you RV. Despite all the negative costs associated with ownership I still enjoy mine. We are right now in Park City, UT for a few days followed by Salt Lake City for a few days to see family and then back home for a month. Then off to California for a...