Living Your Dream at 60!

Living Your Dream at 60. What will life be like? What do you really want? Over the past few weeks I have been seeking views from fellow financial bloggers both from UK and US, digital nomads, younger people I know – all sorts of people from many different backgrounds, the broad question is ‘What is… Continue reading Living Your Dream at 60!

Madrid – Here we come!

Madrid – here we come! All of a sudden it is time to make our final preparations. When our boys were small, we used to count forward 5 sleeps until we get on the plane, 3 sleeps until Santa Claus comes. We have 11 sleeps until we head for Madrid for 5 weeks. I’m counting… Continue reading Madrid – Here we come!

Northern Ireland July 2107

I have evidently reached the age where the children of my friends and family are all getting married. That is better than the grandchildren, I suppose! So a few weeks ago, we headed off for a few days in Northern Ireland. Now I go to Northern Ireland several times a year, so what was different… Continue reading Northern Ireland July 2107

Edinburgh Festival 2017

The Edinburgh Festival 2017 has started and Edinburgh has really come alive. It is the only word for it.  it is transformed and vibrant. There are several festivals all running at the same time. Edinburgh International Festival – This started 70 years ago in 1947. It is quite a formal festival, with opera, theatre, dance,… Continue reading Edinburgh Festival 2017

Top 3 Things For a Great Retirement

What are the top 3 things for a Great Retirement? I started writing a post about the Top 10 Things About Retirement, then it became 5 things, then I realised so many of the things needed several of the others, that the list boiled down to just 3 things. I started my retirement journey in… Continue reading Top 3 Things For a Great Retirement

2017 – Half Year Checkpoint

Goodness. 2017 is half over. How did that happen? Time for my 2017 Half Year Checkpoint. I started 2017 with some Big Dreams  and I reported progress at the end of March 2017 So how are we getting on now? Increase Net Worth by 10-11% Our net worth has increased by 4.64% for the half year. Not… Continue reading 2017 – Half Year Checkpoint