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 […]
Travel
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 […]
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 […]
How We Upsized Our Cruising Experience (Hint: On the Cheap!)
We learned a few cruising experience secrets recently… the ones that “those fat cats on Wall Street don’t want you to know.” (I always cringe when I hear statements like that. It is usually some “click bait” trying to get you to read a sponsored site about a service you didn’t realize you needed—or even […]
A Picture Can Be Worth More than a Thousand Words
For more than a hundred years, people have used the expression “A picture is worth a thousand words.” While the origin of the phrase isn’t entirely clear—it was likely an advertising slogan—the saying itself has staying power, because it’s true. Even a simple picture can tell a story. Professional photographers understand this concept and create […]
Leaving it all behind: Cruising into our Vacation
Today is a real milestone for me – I turn the big 55. I keep thinking about the Sammy Hagar song “I can’t drive 55”, wondering how this age will be for me. I know it is just another year and number, but “dag nab it”; all those young PF bloggers out their retiring in […]
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 […]
Here’s $25K. Now Go Spend It!
When the Powerball jackpot recently surged to $1.5 billion, “Powerball fever” swept across much of the country. On the news and across social media, many reported on what that much money (even after taxes) could buy, and the extent to which it could change a person’s life. I believe this helped people escape from the […]
Slow Travel: Giving Me Time to Reflect
I had a great trip last Friday on Amtrak traveling to Colorado. The purpose of the visit was for a mixture of work, pleasure, and simply experiencing a change of pace. The pace of the JOMY (Just One More Year) household has been nothing but frantic over the last few months. The train trip has […]