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What Early retirement looked like for us
The master Plan
When I was younger, I had this notion I wanted to retire by age 50, thinking age 65 was too far away,
So at age 57 several events and circumstances made us consider early retirement.
Our new master plan was to sell our home and with the equity purchase our next home for cash.
But with the 2008 financial crash behind and no knowledge of what the future would hold, we decide that 2009 would be the time to move, and start a new adventure somewhere other than the Seattle area.
We made adjustments to our financial plan which allowed us sell out home and buy a new home. We would have sufficient monthly income, as in “money at the end of the month.”
After careful thinking we decide that our focus for a period would be, Volunteering and Learning.
Our new experiments and adventures would begin with the focus on Animals, Seniors, and Children
We would use our prior knowledge, passion, and life experiences to focus on these three areas. My wife volunteered in the animals area and I looked into the other two areas, Seniors and Children.
Animals
My wife volunteered with the local Animal Welfare group for several years. And then focused on two…
