I'm Lovin' Retirement!!
It's been over 2 years now! The first year I devoted to home improvement projects. Just small things. Having the outside of house pressure-washed and repainted. I also got involved with a couple of community organizations, and volunteered for the boards of each organizations, serving as secretary on each, among other duties. Two bedrooms were also repainted and re-floored.
The second year was devoted to prepper activities, continued community organization activities, and setting up an Aquaponics greenhouse. I got tired of the board responsibilities of the two organizations so I finished those duties by the end of 2013.
Now my focus is on watching old, classic movies on Turner Classic movies, reading books, assisting my Mom whose health is ailing and I even joined a gym! working out 3 times a week.
With the economy continuing to decline, my concern is stretching the retirement pension out. In addition to electric bills skyrocketing, I've just learned my mortgage payment/escrow is going up by over $200/month due to new Flood Insurance regulations. Food prices and gas prices are always going up. Everything is going up but the pension income. I still have a little wiggle room if I reduce or cancel my DISH satellite service, phone service, cell phone service, internet cable modem service, and miscellaneous internet subscriptions, including NetFlix.
I don't want to have to go back to work so I will take these type of measures first. Oh how I wish the economy would reverse it's decline but do not believe that will happen.
The second year was devoted to prepper activities, continued community organization activities, and setting up an Aquaponics greenhouse. I got tired of the board responsibilities of the two organizations so I finished those duties by the end of 2013.
Now my focus is on watching old, classic movies on Turner Classic movies, reading books, assisting my Mom whose health is ailing and I even joined a gym! working out 3 times a week.
With the economy continuing to decline, my concern is stretching the retirement pension out. In addition to electric bills skyrocketing, I've just learned my mortgage payment/escrow is going up by over $200/month due to new Flood Insurance regulations. Food prices and gas prices are always going up. Everything is going up but the pension income. I still have a little wiggle room if I reduce or cancel my DISH satellite service, phone service, cell phone service, internet cable modem service, and miscellaneous internet subscriptions, including NetFlix.
I don't want to have to go back to work so I will take these type of measures first. Oh how I wish the economy would reverse it's decline but do not believe that will happen.
posted by Melted Marbles | 3:28 PM
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