Tag Archives: Happiness

Digital Madness

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

It occurs to me that, now that I’m working completely online, I could be doing this from anywhere! Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Heart Song, Humor, Travel Tips and Insight | Tagged daily life, Happiness, International Experts, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Travel | Leave a comment

When All Feels Helpless, There is Something You CAN Do

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

When we feel helpless, we are not without power. Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Health, Heart Song, Women's Work | Tagged Contributions of women, daily life, gratitude, Happiness, health, Personal Strengthening, pre-retirement planning | Leave a comment

More Conversation on Getting Out of the Rat Race

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Ten years after I retired, the unexpected hit — the heart attack. If I had not retired, I fully expect the attack would have been much earlier and that I would probably not have lived. But I got out of the Rat Race. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Q & A From our Readers | Tagged daily life, gratitude, Happiness, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Perspective | Leave a comment

Retired But Got the Blues? How Can that Be?!

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

After returning from this incredible 3 month trip, something weird happened. I began to mope around and waste my days fretting about what was next in life. Had I made a huge mistake by retiring early? Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Guest Blog Posts, Heart Song, Travel Tips and Insight, Volunteering | Tagged daily life, Happiness, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Retirement Experts, Volunteer | 1 Comment

Retirement for Career Women; The perfect recipe for a midlife meltdown

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

What is it about doing something new that paralyzes us? Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Women's Work | Tagged Contributions of women, daily life, Happiness, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Retirement, retirement planning | 1 Comment

I’ll Start Monday

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

After a week on this no-nutrition diet I felt thinner, so I rummaged through my closet, where sizes range from Those Were The Days, to I Can’t Friggin’ Breathe, to You’re Kidding, Right? Continue reading →

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Comments on Getting Out of the Rat Race

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

I was particularly moved by a letter written on your site by Peter a 61 year old wondering why he feels the need to escape the rat race and if other people feel like that too. Continue reading →

Posted in Heart Song, Q & A From our Readers, Travel Tips and Insight | Tagged daily life, gratitude, Happiness, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Travel | Leave a comment

Q&A From an Aspiring Near-Term Retiree

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

I am actually starting to visit different international sites to “recon” where to retire, and I have a 6-8 point criteria of what I think I want.
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Posted in All Things Financial, Q & A From our Readers | Tagged daily life, Finance, Happiness, household expenses, lifestyle, pre-retirement planning, Travel | Leave a comment

What Will I Do with All That Free Time in Retirement?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Retire Early Lifestyle

I feel as though I have been ‘institutionalized’ by working for almost 40 years and the freedom that appears to be there for me creates fear as well- what will I be doing with all that free time? Continue reading →