Theboomanchu
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- Apr 3, 2015
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My wife has been retired now for over a year. The house is on the market and I have announced my upcoming retirement. (the actual date still forthcoming, but sometime this summer or (most likely)before).
We are starting to load some of the few belongings we will take with us in the 5th wheel, and diligently getting rid of a lifetime accumulation of "stuff", and holy cow is there a bunch of it!
With every item that goes out the door, I somehow feel that another part of my "load" is going with it and I am beginning to wonder why we as a society think that the more "stuff" we have, the more "successful" we are or that we are worth more. I am beginning to realize that the more "stuff" we have, the more stress we bring into our own lives. I should have adopted The K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid, in case you don't know) mentality to more than just specific areas of my life long ago, and applied those principles to my entire life. Well, I am here to tell you that moving forward this is how we will live out the remainder of our years.
It is a little scary, but the excitement does override it. KUDOS to those of you, especially those young families who have figured this out at a younger age.
Looking forward to running into any and all of you out on the roads in a very short time. Godspeed!
We are starting to load some of the few belongings we will take with us in the 5th wheel, and diligently getting rid of a lifetime accumulation of "stuff", and holy cow is there a bunch of it!
With every item that goes out the door, I somehow feel that another part of my "load" is going with it and I am beginning to wonder why we as a society think that the more "stuff" we have, the more "successful" we are or that we are worth more. I am beginning to realize that the more "stuff" we have, the more stress we bring into our own lives. I should have adopted The K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid, in case you don't know) mentality to more than just specific areas of my life long ago, and applied those principles to my entire life. Well, I am here to tell you that moving forward this is how we will live out the remainder of our years.
It is a little scary, but the excitement does override it. KUDOS to those of you, especially those young families who have figured this out at a younger age.
Looking forward to running into any and all of you out on the roads in a very short time. Godspeed!