I have some exciting news….well at least exciting for me. No, I did not celebrate my fiftieth birthday today. I already passed that milestone. Today our website and blog “Just One More Year” is celebrating its 50th post! We turned 50 today! About eight years ago I had the idea to start our own blog. […]
Archives for October 2015
A Quick Update: The world keeps moving on
Hey folks, today’s post will be a short, sweet, and quick update as to what has been going on in our world the last few weeks. I am noticing that the world keeps moving on, no matter how much we try to control or direct the course. We have experienced a bunch of travel, a […]
Rental Properties: How I Got Started
Both personally and financially, my involvement with real estate has been an important aspect of my life. My first home was an investment property that I acquired in my late teens in a rather unusual manner. I certainly was not planning to buy a rental property at an early age, yet a serendipitous chain of […]
What is your Return on Happiness (ROH)?
Many people who are interested in personal finance topics have a love for numbers—perhaps they have an aptitude for math, or they study finance, or use numbers in their jobs. I, too, am a “numbers person,” someone who analyzes potential scenarios from a numeric perspective. However, my wife—educated as a musician—employs a very different thought […]
Amtrak: Traveling in the Moment
In the next few weeks, I’ll be traveling to Colorado. My plan is to get a sense of the rental property business there and visit with family members. In the four years we’ve lived in Sedona, I have made this 1,400-mile round trip using a few different approaches—various combinations of driving a car, taking a […]
Simplicity: Considerations for downsizing our home
We have spent extensive time and energy considering downsizing from our current home in Sedona to a smaller townhome located less than a mile away. My in-laws currently own a townhome in Sedona, rented to tenants on a month-to-month basis. We are considering purchasing that townhome from my wife’s parents once we are able to […]
The future is uncertain: Save every penny
In a recent blog entry, I wrote about living for today, since you only live once (YOLO). I touched upon why today might be the day to start living your life fully. It is important not to put off to tomorrow those things that are important to us today because, the truth is, none of […]
Financial Considerations for downsizing our home
We have spent much time and energy considering downsizing from our current home in Sedona to a smaller townhouse located less than a mile away. My in-laws own the townhouse, currently rented on a month-to-month basis. The downsizing subject is an ongoing discussion over coffee in the morning or sipping a glass of wine while […]
The Costs of Divorce
Last weekend, I walked my eldest daughter down the aisle, and then she was married in a lovely ceremony in Colorado. She was beautiful—as always—and the ceremony was perfect. Of course I found myself asking, where did all the years go? I wish my daughter a lifetime of happiness! Later, in a reflective mood, I […]