I love listening to classic rock and roll. It was the music that played on the radio stations when I was in my early teens, and it has left a lasting impression on me. I often noticed that many of the groups had a title track song on their first album with the same name […]
How the Number 5 is playing a big role in our lives
Have you ever heard that sometimes things happen in 3’s? An example is when we get 3 bits of good or bad news all in a short period. Sometimes you read about a recent second celebrity death and soon another will pass away. For us it seems that the number 5 is playing a positive […]
Remodeling: We completed our kitchen!
We have been a bit quiet lately on the JOMY website. If you follow our blog, you know that the past six months have been very busy. We sold our home, downsized to something smaller, and then hurled ourselves headfirst into months of remodeling projects. Our updates to the blog have been less frequent due […]
What if our future expectations are completely wrong?
Recently, I spent time with my youngest daughter, celebrating her graduation from high school. We shared some awesome moments and father-daughter conversations. I attended her high school graduation and took keepsake photos of the event. The next night, we had a party for her with about fifty of her friends and family. The night of […]
High School Graduation: A father’s letter to his daughter
Our daughter is participating in her high school graduation tomorrow and I thought it might be good to put my thoughts down in a father’s letter to his daughter. I do not believe she is aware of this website or blog, but will certainly find it at some point. Sweetie, I hope someday you enjoy […]
What if One of Your Big Goals is Misguided?
We spend a lot of time planning in this household. I seem to initiate most of it since I can’t seem to sit still for very long. I feel that I need to have direction and a focus; otherwise, I am not maximizing my time and energy toward making progress in my life. On the […]
Financial Preparedness: Creating Your Resignation Letter
When it comes to thinking about the future, I tend toward constant brainstorming and preparation. This includes plans with family, schedules, vacations, and most things related to personal finance. People who know me see this pattern in my daily life and actions. I spend a lot of time and energy planning. In preparing for my […]
Celebrating Our Blog’s One Year Anniversary
This is a quick update to celebrate one year ago today that the Just One More Year blog was launched. Hmmm, why am I still working after one year? How many “one more” years are there going to be for me? Why continue to work after reaching financial independence? It might make you wonder why […]
Numerous Tasks and Too Little Time: A Quick Update
Hi folks, as you can probably guess things have been getting a bit hectic for us around our household lately. We are entering our fifth month of remodeling projects while concurrently taking on some other big life goals. Oh, let us not forget that we are both working full time jobs. For those loyal readers, […]
Hey, I Pick Up Pennies, Too!
I have been doing a lot of walking lately as part of reaching my goal of a healthy body at a healthy weight. I aspire to walk 10,000 steps, on average, each day over every seven-day period. Some days I walk as many as 14,000 steps, while on other days I log only about 6,000 […]