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 […]
Financial Independence
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 […]
There is a Story in Every Campsite
We just got home from five great nights of camping at Lake Pleasant. This location is quickly becoming one of our favorite spots to camp. The area has multiple campgrounds and sites that are quite different in their settings. You can camp right up to the water’s edge, in areas with million dollar views of […]
Remember When Filling the Gasoline Tank Was a Budget Buster?
One of the many benefits of getting older is remembering experiences from earlier years. I remember buying my first car, at age 16, for $300. It was a 1966 VW bug with an air-cooled engine. I immediately set off to do the required maintenance work to the vehicle and add my own personal touches. The […]
Guest post at Angry Retail Banker: Welcome new readers and subscribers!
Welcome new readers and subscribers! My recent guest post on Angry Retail Banker on the topic of mortgages this week piqued many readers interest in our personal journey to financial independence. Many of ARB’s readers visited this site and subscribed to receive future posts. Thank you. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new […]
Who Is “The Man” and Do You Work for Him?
I am part of a generation of people who grew up with certain fads, trends and slang that—back in the day—seemed timely. Each generation develops its own fads that sometimes look silly when we remember that era. Heck, I remember begging my mother to let me get bell-bottoms jeans, since they were what all the […]
Do You Have the Travel Urge?
I was born with the urge to travel. My German-born mother met and married my father when he was in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Germany. A few months before I was born, they moved to the U.S., where I have lived entire my life (so far). As a child, I traveled with my […]