Tradition, it has to start somewhere. Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, none of these holidays existed before either Hallmark or the government created them. All right, why not begin our own tradition by creating an Arizona based blogger hookup? I shall name it PhoenCon15, changing the name by incrementing the year annually. It is time […]
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Lake Pleasant: The Name Says It All
Today we have a treat with a post from my wife Dianne. I thought it might be interesting for people to see life in the household from my better half’s perspective. I hope you enjoy it, and please do leave feedback and ask questions. Earlier this month, Bryan and I took a camping trip to […]
Got Goals? A Bright Future is Only Four Months Away
There are plenty of books, articles, blogs, seminars, and classes about goal setting. Each may present a unique approach as to how one should go about setting goals, creating a system to ensure success. I know that, for me, setting goals has been an important practice in my life. The nature of my personality is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jet-setting Frugal Style to Las Vegas
As I’ve mentioned, working at home has its challenges. Having little direct interaction with people, other than back-to-back phone meetings, can get lonely. This is one of the reasons I occasionally visit the local coffee shop. I also go out for lunch a few times a month. I have to tell you about my recent […]
RV Solar: The Circle of Light
We mentioned in a recent article how much fun we had during our five-day camping trip. This trip’s destination was a campsite about 25 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona near the 790-mile Arizona Trail. The Pine Grove Campground is one that offers a “dry” location to park—without water or electricity directly available. Sometimes these locations […]
The Arizona Trail: A Path Less Traveled
Today we have a treat with a post from my wife. I thought it might be interesting for people to see life in the household from my better half’s perspective. I hope you enjoy it, and please do leave feedback and ask questions about our path. Traveling during the off-season or during the workweek to […]
How I Retired Early- Steve Miller
Today we are handing over the blog microphone for our first guest post with Steve Miller over at WeBeTripping. I recently ran across Steve this year and have enjoyed his story. His financial journey is similar to mine and it is exciting reading about his experiences post retirement. Wished we were already there! How I […]
Discovering new adventures in Williams Arizona
Last week, we took a three-night camping trip to Williams, Arizona. Williams is located adjacent to I-40 in northern Arizona, fifty miles south of the Grand Canyon south rim entrance. This is only a few hours away from where we live and an easy drive on the interstate highway. We are checking out camping locations […]