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Midwest, Illinois
United States
Midwest, Illinois
United States
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Multiple degrees and credit hours in various disciplines to support career changes. About 250 college hours in humanities, business, health care, mental health care, and IT
Multiple degrees and credit hours in various disciplines to support career changes. About 250 college hours in humanities, business, health care, mental health care, and IT
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Past careers: Caseworker, Computer Programmer, Developmental Disability Aide, Certified Nurse Assistant, Retail store shelf stocker. Retired at age 56. Did some part time work in retail after retirement, but have returned to full time retirement and travel (camping and hiking for 3 months out of the year) except for investing, which is a part-time job for me
Past careers: Caseworker, Computer Programmer, Developmental Disability Aide, Certified Nurse Assistant, Retail store shelf stocker. Retired at age 56. Did some part time work in retail after retirement, but have returned to full time retirement and travel (camping and hiking for 3 months out of the year) except for investing, which is a part-time job for me
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Chicago 'burbs and wish to live in DC (will never happen)
Chicago 'burbs and wish to live in DC (will never happen)
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If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?
If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?
CRASH BANG GOING BROKE and I haven't spent a dimeAbout Me
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Retired in 2007 at age 56. Spent months traveling, camping, hiking, biking all over U.S. and Canada. I enjoy reading about and planning trips to historic sites, living history museums, hiking trails, national parks, bike trails, etc. When home, do a great deal of gardening, primarily flowers as the traveling makes it difficult to have a vegetable garden. I was able to early retire after 30 years of planning for it. Started saving money with first paycheck out of college, super-informed consumer, practiced frugality all my adult life, slowly learned about investing, stock markets, economics and socio-political issues affecting economies. I continued my education going to night school, changing careers, and continually updating my skills. Live solely on investments and treat investing as a part time job spending a couple of hours a day reading investment information, economics, and markets all over the world. Cannot understand why so many people couldn't be bothered to handle their own personal finances, or take any interest in them at all, and now find themselves in such dire straits after a lifetime of purchasing housing, autos, and 'things' far beyond their needsMy Photos (0)
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renoamadeus says:
To rent for a week sounds like good advice. Thanx
Posted: August 3, 2009 1:37PM EDT
renoamadeus says:
I love the retire and travel idea. I may get a Class B Van to drive and live in while traveling within a few years when I am able to buy one. That would be similar to an RV but smaller and uses less gas and is easier to maneuver. I want to go through Oregon, Washington, then over to Montana to live in my 60's (only 59 right now).
Cheers
jmiii
Posted: August 2, 2009 4:00PM EDT
retiredtraveler says:
Sounds good. We took a hard look at Class B's --- only big reason we did not do that is because we do almost nothing but hiking, and a number of roads to areas we want to hike are very poor. Otherwise, great option as far as I'm concerned. We still could have done it --- most roads to trailheads are ok. We do like the roominess of the PUP, when set up, but it's more time and work plus the towing. So, it's a real trade-off.
If possible, the general advice for any kind of RV-ing is to try camping in whatever you're interested in. If you have a chance, try renting a Class B for a week and see how you like it.
Posted: August 3, 2009 9:51AM EDT
