Decluttering
Decluttering should be easy. We know at some level that less is more, and we may well have the time now to go through our things during the pandemic. Ultimately, we or someone else will have to dispose of all of our worldly goods, and we may not want to put that on...
Fashion Evolution
My relationship with my clothes has been evolving during the pandemic. I have my own style. For a long time, I have chosen to wear light-colored dress shirts, rather than white shirts, for business and other formal occasions. Through the years, before the pandemic, I...
Cut Out To Be
I‘ve known since 8th grade what I would become. The career preference test I took then listed two occupations way above any other alternatives: accountant and professor. Plus one of my hobbies at that time was analyzing and charting stocks. It was clear to anybody...
Travel
I love to travel with my wife Lucy Rose for so many reasons. It is generally exciting and fun to see new places with her. An ideal trip may be some combination of walking through nature and moseying through a cosmopolitan city. I love to explore and have adventures. I...
Assembly required
Those dreaded words – “Some assembly required” – just arrived. Winter is here, and I bought a stationary bike for my home. I need exercise indoors. During the pandemic I’m not comfortable going to the gym. The bike came in a cardboard box, in pieces, and needed to be...
Our spending plan
I am excited to report that my wife and I have completed the first full year of our spending plan. Our goal was to understand and manage our expenses. The result of this has been a year of learning and surprises for us. Our first step in managing our retirement...
Watching the future unfold
I was a financial planner for the last few decades before I “retired.” That career was a good fit for me and my skills, plus I had the opportunity to help others meet their goals. I love to plan. I enjoy setting goals, especially big ones. Having a big goal is like...
2 Minutes of Fame
I was in the New York times last Wednesday. It turned out not what I thought it would be. Here’s the background. In June my wife Lucy Rose Fischer and I were the speakers in a podcast entitled: How Retirement Can Be the Best Years of Your Life. This was part of an...
Friends
The pandemic is restricting. One important way that I’ve been flourishing during the semi-quarantine has been to reach out to friends – by phone and Zoom – both old friends and new ones. Ironically, at this time of social isolation, I’ve made more new friends than at...
The Trout and Me
This pandemic is confining us both physically and mentally. How can you burst out of the bubble you’re in? Can you start a new hobby – an activity that is fun and engaging? Or expand a current interest or passion? Here is my story with that. For many decades I have...