Recent content by azauthor

Heading East in my RV from Phoenix to Jersey. I'm stopping in Memphis and Savannah. Know any good restaurants? I know that have to have tons, but I am looking for personal favorites. thx beforehand:)

class of 2013 I posted earlier that i retire in march, 3/22 to be exact. My immediate leadership made sure i got the package and then went so far as to extend me 2 weeks so i'd have another year of service and an extra 4 weeks of severance. How do you complain about that? However, I am going...

i'm taking the plunge Been watching this site for years. Learned a lot. I think I was suffering from "one more year" syndrome until corp announced a huge layoff. Boss made sure i was on list. (Good guy, not bad guy). My last day is March 8th. Got a lot of work to do if i plan to be on the road...

maybe it is too early to know but does anyone understand how this new plan will impact the need for retirement HC benefits? I'm eligible when I retire, but will Obamacare make it obsolete? thx

buying a home in Phoenix Hopefully, my response will be a little more specific. When you say Phoenix, you are talking about several cities in the valley. I live in Mesa and my location is just a block east from Tempe and 2 blocks north of chandler. Then there's Glendale, Peoria, queen creek...

you've raised an interesting topic. I'm sure we all have a "list". One thing on my list is to be in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve someday. Anybody else want to share what's on their list?

What do FIRE stand for? thx

I see the ads about the medicare supplemental plans. My plan is to spend a lot of time on the road with my RV. Do those plans cover you outside of a specific geographic area? thx

The market's down 8% in January alone. How do the fixed income/retired folks not fret?

I've been reading this site for several months and finally decided to take the plunge. I'm 58 and been planning for early retirement for quite some time. Not ready to pull the trigger, especially since so many of my friends are retired and hating it. They're all financially well off and bored to...