After reading about a fellow yesRetired person online (the Or family), who mentioned their success using the “FIRE” (Financial Independence Retire Early) philosophy, I realized that we had sort of accidently applied some of the techniques without knowing about it! The essence of it is to take a high percentage of your high income earning […]
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A few quick thoughts as we arrive at the end of our first week of retirement… A thought occurred to me that being retired is a lot like being a teenager again!No job, and nothing to do 🙂 – ROB VANNOSTRAND Well that’s not exactly true, since we are anxiously awaiting the beginning of our […]
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Notes about our 3 month stay in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico in Jan-April 2023. Now that we are officially retired, we will be staying for three months in an apartment which is just off 5th avenue known as the “main street” of tourist life in Playa. Playa is about an hour south of Cancun, so […]
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You should minimize any CHANGES to your medical prescriptions, and tests, etc. during the 6 months prior to your trip. I ended up paying more for my travel insurance, because I decided to get a medical checkup with my home country doctor, before we leave the country. This resulted in a minor change to my […]
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My PAL office celebrated my retirement during our annual Christmas Party dinner. This 37 year journey with PAL comes to an end, and a new retirement chapter of world travel begins on December 30th, 2022. I received a nice plaque encompassing my now famous work phrase “robtry” and a card signed by my work colleagues, […]
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$100K invested in each category.
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Reminder to be sure to do the Colorectal CANCER Home Screening STOOL TEST when it arrives in the mail. It’s a simple free test to people over 50 years old. Early detection is key to beating bowel cancer. My home test over 6 years ago, identified and resulted in the removal of some risky polyps […]
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The dinosaur extinction is widely attributed to a large asteroid from space, hitting the earth near Cancun, in the Yucatan peninsula / Gulf of Mexico. This 10 km diameter asteroid strike occurred 66 million years ago, with the center of the impact near the coastal town of Chicxulub which is about a 5 hour drive […]
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These two little blue ASPIRIN pills can help save a person’s life, so carry them in your purse or as I do in my wallet. A recent heart attack in our family reminded me of the reason why I carry two wrapped safely in cellophane in my wallet. When you phone 911 with heart attack […]
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One of my biggest concerns before retirement was related to the financial considerations. With a lower fixed income, what would our lifestyle be like? I had noticed random articles claiming that you can live in places outside of Canada for less than $1,000 per month, all included! What would that be like? How realistic could […]
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