Tag Archives: Happiness

Traveling with a Stay-at-Home Spouse

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Im planning to visit Australia next year to visit my cousin on the Gold Coast. Im a 60+ lady traveling with a lady friend, my hubby is a stay-at-home type.
Any advice…. Continue reading →

Posted in Heart Song, Q & A From our Readers, Women's Work | Tagged Happiness, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Travel, vacation | Leave a comment

Cost of Living in Chapala, Mexico

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Cost of Living is a personal choice. Just because one lives well on less doesn’t mean they live in a lesser manner. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Q & A From our Readers | Tagged daily life, Finance, Happiness, household expenses, International Experts, International Housing, lifestyle, Perspective | Leave a comment

Eating Cat Food in Retirement?!?!

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

We have always enjoyed your writing until we came upon a recent article that stated “getting used to eating cat food” was a
possibility. This is unacceptable, no holds barred. There are plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Q & A From our Readers | Tagged daily life, Finance, Happiness, household expenses, Perspective, Retirement, retirement planning | Leave a comment

Retirees Find House Sitting Opens the Door to a New World

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Recent press releases highlighting the travels of retiree house sitters are showing that becoming a senior is not a ticket to boredom, or a sedentary lifestyle. Retirees from around the world are finding HouseCarers.com to be the key that opens the door to unique, authentic and free travel to destinations that they had once only dreamed about. Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Financial, Guest Blog Posts, Housing | Tagged Greece, Happiness, hotels, household expenses, housing, International Experts, International Housing, lifestyle, Perspective, Retirement, Travel | 3 Comments

Vacationing with a Stranger

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Guest post by Laverne H. Bardy whose humorous, often irreverent, slant on life in general, and aging in particular, draws a large readership. In this post she shares her adventures in senior dating with this story of a less-than-successful vacation. Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Women's Work | Tagged Contributions of women, Happiness, oceanfront, Perspective, Travel | 1 Comment

Moving from Stuck to a World of Yes!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Every once in a while, it strikes us how circumstances can be rearranged in the most creative of ways to make a dreary life into one that is extraordinary. Continue reading →

Posted in About us, All Things Financial, Heart Song, Housing, Travel Tips and Insight | Tagged daily life, gratitude, Happiness, health insurance, household expenses, housing, International Experts, International Housing, Perspective, Retirement, Travel | 2 Comments

Starfish One by One Empowers Young Women

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

We are doing one thing – girls empowerment — and given our model, we cannot expand beyond 300. We want to do a lot for a few instead of doing a little for a lot. ‘The Girl Effect’ is the best way to tackle the otherwise daunting list of problems in Guatemala like malnutrition, environmental degradation, or economic exclusion. Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog Posts, Health, Heart Song, Indigenous Life, Is It Work or Is It Passion?, Volunteering, Women's Work | Tagged Contributions of women, daily life, Happiness, indigenous culture, Maya, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Volunteer | Leave a comment

Spending My Retirement Helping Others

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

Where is the least expensive place I can retire and live like a king and help the people and children of that area? I have retired and am looking to maybe do like you all did for a while. Travel around for low dollars and live well with people. Continue reading →

Posted in About us, All Things Financial, Heart Song, Indigenous Life, Is It Work or Is It Passion?, Q & A From our Readers, Volunteering | Tagged daily life, gratitude, Happiness, indigenous culture, International Experts, lifestyle, Personal Strengthening, Perspective, Retirement, Retirement Experts, Travel, Volunteer | 1 Comment

Meet Two Mexican Road Warriors

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Retire Early Lifestyle

While we have moved into being Car Free, Lynne Metcalf and her physician husband, Bernie, are true roadsters, and have a completely different travel style than Billy and I do Continue reading →