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 […]
Happiness
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 […]
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 […]
Today’s Article is Brought to You by My Hands
We have been a bit quiet on the Just One More Year blog here lately. I have also been absent from my regular comments on my friends and blogging community sites.My recent pneumonia and bacterial infection sapped my energy for weeks. Work with my employer has been busy with numerous new projects and goal setting […]
Goodbye Old Buddy; Say Hello to My New Friend
Since achieving some of our major financial milestones, we are beginning to see some changes around our household. Some of these changes include allowing personal finance magazines subscriptions to lapse and re-focusing our attention away from a debt snowball app. For the past decade, our goals had been focused on financial independence and retiring early. […]
Health: The last few weeks have been tough
We have been on a journey the last three to four months with selling our home, moving, remodeling, becoming debt free, and capping it of by going on a nice vacation cruise. I have continued to work from my home office while the various remodel and construction projects are under way. My wife and I […]