One of the very best vehicles for growing wealth is real estate. In recent years, short-term rentals have proven a lucrative strategy within the real estate category. Since the boom of 2022, however, things haven’t been as ducky as old Cubert would like. After several months of lower-than-expected bookings, I’m left wondering if there’s a […]
Adjusting to an Early Retirement Lifestyle
So much for the notion that time slows down in retirement. It’s been nine months since I quit my corporate cubicle job last spring, but it doesn’t feel nearly that long. I had a laundry list of adjustments to make leading up to my last day as an at-will employee: tweaks and such that I’ll […]
You Can Retire Early, But Never Stop Being Useful
You can plan all you want for a life in retirement, but the change still comes with a sudden force that you won’t be ready for. If you’ve spent over twenty years in Corporate America like I did, you get grooved in hard to a certain lifestyle. After all, someone or some organization thought you […]
News Flash: Early Retirement Doesn’t Suck
What’s it been, almost four months since I left the Corporate Beast? I thought it’d be easy to jump back into writing blog posts with a sudden void in my calendar. It turns out there are lots of things to distract an early retiree, and it’s not all roses. Despite some bumps in the road, […]
I Have Retired!
It finally happened. I retired from Corporate America last Monday. A big sigh first — “Ahhh…” And of course, “WOO HOO!!!” If you followed this blog for any stretch, you’d get the impression I would waffle in my cubicle until age 65. But here I am, a certifiable non-W2 human, ready to take on a […]