And with that, 1/4 of 2024 is complete. Wow. And I only got used to saying “2024” instead of “2023” recently. Oh well 🙂 . Anyway, let’s see what I got up to in March!
Category: Investing
The Month Of Costa Rica: February 2024 Recap
What even is time 🙂 ? I feel like I just updated y’all about 2023 and here we are in the 3rd month of 2024. I keep waiting for time to make sense, but I think I’ve been having too much fun so it keeps flying by. I remember when months would drag on and feel like 100 years when I was working.
I guess I should just count my blessings instead of always being baffled by time passing so quickly these days. Lessons learned 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in February!
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The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap
December’s theme of “warmth” had two meanings 🙂 . First was the fact that I spent half of the month soaking up the sun in Puerto Vallarta, México where it was literally warm (75F), and the second was that I spent the rest of the month in Upstate NY with family that makes my heart warm…in an emotional way, not a concerning medical condition way 🙂 . Continue reading “The Month Of Warmth: December 2023 Recap”
How I Made $4,359 While Retired In 2023
So let’s talk about something fun: the surprising amount of money I made in retirement this year. It’s surprising because outside of dividends, I expected this amount to be $0 after I quit my job in October 2020, but like a lot of things in life, I was wrong 🙂 . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “How I Made $4,359 While Retired In 2023”
The Month Of New Zealand: October 2023 Recap
Aaand somehow it’s fall 🙂 . Who knew? Definitely not me since I spent the month in New Zealand where it was spring and baby lambs and calves were roaming. It was a wild time 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in the month of October!
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3 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, What’s Changed And What’s Next?
Time once again has no meaning 🙂 . Somehow, I have now been retired 3 years. HOW?! Time has been flying and life is going even better than forecast. So to commemorate the end of my third retired year and get pumped for the 4th, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement 🙂 . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “3 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, What’s Changed And What’s Next?”
How I Sell Investments To Fund My Retirement: A Step-By-Step Guide
At this point, I’ve almost completed 3 years of retirement and I finally sold my first share! I wasn’t out of my cash cushion yet so selling wasn’t an urgent need, but I felt the anniversary of saying “I QUIT!” was a good time as any and I will keep that schedule going forward so don’t try to time the market since that never works. Continue reading “How I Sell Investments To Fund My Retirement: A Step-By-Step Guide”
The Month Of Montréal: July 2023 Recap
And with that, it’s August and summer is winding down. Time makes no sense 🙂 . While I grapple with that, let’s see what I got up to during the month of July!