{"id":2122,"date":"2016-08-22T04:17:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T11:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikebellah.com\/wordpress\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2016-08-22T04:17:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T11:17:46","slug":"82-days-of-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikebellah.com\/?p=2122","title":{"rendered":"82 Days of Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This will be the last of these for a while. The blog, I mean. When we moved into the new home a couple of nights ago, we completed the first leg of this journey called retirement.<\/p>\n

What began euphorically with a great send-off from students and colleagues, quickly turned hard with the death of our friend Williance; then came unexpected challenges of having to reconfigure finances and schedule to fit my new life; then past emotional baggage showed up (as it seems to when life turns hard).<\/p>\n

And did I mention we were building a new house?<\/p>\n

The dream sustained me. That and friends like you.<\/p>\n

And, like any English teacher, I researched the subject to death. Francis Bacon was right. Knowledge really is power, and there\u2019s a bunch of info out there for a retirement newbie like me.<\/p>\n

Only problem is most of the books are depressing. They\u2019re mostly about money, and, even then, for the 5% of baby boomers who have socked away a million or more for the occasion.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why there\u2019s probably a book on the subject in my future, as well as more blogs. They just won\u2019t be as regular.<\/p>\n

So thanks for reading my stuff. I\u2019ve learned from you as I hope you have from me.<\/p>\n

P.S. I know you want to see pics of the house, and I\u2019ll post some to Facebook later. Out of respect for neighbors on our quiet, country cul-de-sac, I\u2019ve held off until now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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