Today’s Thanksgiving holiday got me thinking about the role of giving in the journey toward Financial Independence and Retiring Early (FIRE). When I searched the mountain of writing by FIRE bloggers, I found surprisingly little describing how people conceptualize and practice giving. I’m not sure why bloggers who are comfortable sharing all their financial data online don’t…
Category: Early Retirement
I’ve been traveling this month through Thailand, Bhutan, and Nepal. For me, traveling means meeting lots of new people. And sooner or later, they all ask: “so… what do you do?” When my husband and I respond “we’re retired”, it inevitably generates lots of questions. And the most frequently asked question on this trip has…
There comes a time in many retiree’s lives when the honeymoon phase is over. You’ve savored the release of work-related stress, you’ve done all the things you wanted to do (but couldn’t) when you were working, and you’ve luxuriated in setting your own schedule. But slowly you start to realize that: your days and weeks…