Why We Practice What We Preach (Part II)

July 22, 2010

Welcome back. I hope your time away from my blathering was enjoyable. So where was I? Oh that’s right, my wife wanting to retire in 5 years. Now keep in mind that as I was telling her we certainly could review where we are at and if it was possible, my internal dialogue was saying “Why bother? We don’t have enough money set aside yet.” But I shook off my negativity and started running our numbers. Continue reading “Why We Practice What We Preach (Part II)”

Why We Practice What We Preach

July 15, 2010

Picture a gorgeous sunny day sitting in the backyard relaxing on one of those (seemingly) rare days off. Feet up on the table, cold glass of (pick beverage of your choice) and an interesting magazine at the ready, when out of nowhere my wonderful wife states that it might be a good time to review our retirement. I pause a moment and think to myself, “Sure why not, it’s been about a year, we’re due,” and so I smile and say “Great idea! Let’s do it.” She smiles and breathes a contented sigh as she quietly states, “Good, because I REALLY want to retire in 5 years.” Continue reading “Why We Practice What We Preach”