This will be my 805th post. I joined this forum nine years and five months ago (almost to the day). That's how long I've been working on this. In retrospect, even though we made decisions that didn't pan out I have been able to escape the office cubicle drudgery for extended periods of time while still advancing towards retirement. Most of my self-employment attempts were miserable failures, some were not. In the end, our biggest win was simply getting out of our 30-year ball-and-chain mortgage, downsizing, getting out of all debt, saving a lot of money. Also, pensions!
It's been quite the wild ride. Now for the final 24 days in the states before moving back to Mexico!