early retirement

1 min read 2022-05-13 14:45:00

In A Pickle …

Summer hit as suddenly as lightning last week in Minnesota. After one of the coldest April’s in the last 50 years (daily highs mostly in the

1 min read 2022-05-09 15:00:00

We love to travel, but during the pandemic, all you could really do was read about interesting global destinations. We’re starting to plan a trip

3 min read 2022-04-30 03:37:59

A short intro for new readers If you are not new here, then you can simply skip to the next section. For those new to my finance journey, this

3 min read 2022-04-27 15:00:00

After ignoring the law for the last few years and not providing Congress with an annual, 30 year shipbuilding plan as mandated in Section 231 of

11 min read 2022-04-24 00:10:00

“Like Warren, I had a considerable passion to get rich, not because I wanted Ferraris — I wanted the independence. I desperately wanted

1 min read 2022-04-22 16:36:00

Earlier this week, my oldest brother announced to his organization that he will be retiring next February. He’s the top dog at his company, so he

7 min read 2022-04-22 15:49:26

Making your decision to retire is a difficult one. So many factors. So many uncertainties. So many unknowns. Which factors are most

1 min read 2022-04-11 15:00:00

A friend posted a picture of her grandmother celebrating her 103rd birthday this week – that’s some milestone! Since my birthday is also in

2 min read 2022-04-08 15:00:00

When the Spearhead class transports (Joint High Speed Vessel, JHSV; now referred to as Expeditionary Fast Transports, EPF) came into the Navy,

2 min read 2022-04-08 14:30:00

I have to shake my head when I see politicians promoting “free college” and “student loan forgiveness”. College grads are supposed to be

2 min read 2022-04-04 15:00:00

I’ve been worrying about periods of high inflation since I started writing these posts over seven years ago. It wasn’t until these last 12

2 min read 2022-04-01 15:00:00

It’s a golden age for retirement in many ways, but especially with the internet. I’m not honestly sure I could have happily early retired before

3 min read 2022-03-29 15:00:00

The Navy just announced that it wants to retire 24 ships next year (FY23). The Navy wants to decommission 24 ships in the upcoming fiscal year to

2 min read 2022-03-28 14:30:00

It’s hard for folks to decide when to make the jump into retirement, so I was intrigued by a recent question on earlyretirement.org asking folks

9 min read 2022-03-14 19:39:34

“I wanted to get money out of the way so I could spend my time with kids and a wife (I didn’t yet have.)” Greg Wilson retired