Comments on: How to retire now https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/ Life is short. Be intentional. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:19:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Don't underestimate the power of small wins. - intentionalretirement.com https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-20349 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:19:36 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-20349 […] Research shows that most people have abandoned their New Year’s Resolutions by now.  I’m even worse.  I haven’t made mine yet!  Life has been so busy the last few months, I haven’t yet finished my typical annual review and set my goals for the year.  So I’m doing that now.  And as I do, I’ve been reflecting on a few stories I heard this past year that illustrate the power of small wins and how they can help me (and you) when it comes to things like setting goals, becoming the person you want to be and retiring now with version 1.0 and then iterating and improving. […]

]]> By: Do I really want this or do I just think I want it? - Intentional Retirement https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-115 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:26:15 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-115 […] Another way to ask that might be “Do I want this in theory or in practice?”  Ask it of every major item on your retirement “To-do” list.  The only real way to answer that question is to experiment with your plans.  In other words, you actually start doing things.  Shocking concept!  You need to take all the things you have planned for “Someday” and start experimenting with them today. […]

]]> By: The happiness paradox - Intentional Retirement https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-114 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:57:58 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-114 […] Retirement is best when it’s an iterative process that starts today. […]

]]> By: How To Retire Right Now - Wealthcare For Women https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-113 Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:16:15 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-113 […] Image credit: Intentional Retirement […]

]]> By: Two things on a crash course for your retirement. | Intentional RetirementIntentional Retirement https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-112 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:54:09 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-112 […] I’ve seen this phenomenon many times as I help people transition into retirement.  I even see the seeds of it starting to germinate in my own life.  The risk is real.  So don’t get too comfortable.  Stay curious and open to new things.  Be ready to steer off the well-worn path of the familiar and onto the road less taken.  Remember that retirement doesn’t need to wait until some far off date.  Each of us can start today. […]

]]> By: How To Retire Right Now | Wealthcare For Women https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-111 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:01:34 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-111 […] Image credit: Intentional Retirement […]

]]> By: Joe Hearn https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-110 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:11:43 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-110 In reply to Rick.

Hi Rick. Thanks for the comment. You bring up a great point. You don’t need to travel the world to have a fulfilling retirement. Sometimes the best places to visit, unplug and enjoy life are right in your own back yard. The key is to design a retirement that fits with your unique plans and dreams (which it sounds like you’re well on your way to doing). Thanks for following along with us here at IR! Touch base if I can ever help.

~ Joe

]]> By: Rick https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-109 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:32:02 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-109 Hi Joe…
I am 55, divorced and reside in Houston, TX. Recently I sold my 4-bedroom house and moved into an apartment 4 miles from my office. I also had my (downsized) retirement home built in New Braunfels, TX which is a popular vacation area in the Texas Hill Country. It’s 3 hours from Houston, so I go there several weekends a month to enjoy (as you call it) mini-retirement.

My plan is to leave my job in about 5 years, after both daughters get through college, and my retirement home is paid off. (no debt)

I tell people that I don’t need to travel the world on vacation… I live a vacation every time I spend a weekend in the Hill Country!!

]]> By: How retired are you? | Intentional RetirementIntentional Retirement https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/04/how-to-retire-now/#comment-108 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:26 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1078#comment-108 […] upside to my philosophy is that, for each and every one of us, retirement begins today.  It is no longer some sort of “Promised Land” that we hope to survive long enough to see.  […]

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