<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	
	>
<channel>
	<title>
	Comments on: Time for a mid-year financial checkup	</title>
	<atom:link href="https://intentionalretirement.com/2020/08/time-for-a-mid-year-financial-checkup/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://intentionalretirement.com/2020/08/time-for-a-mid-year-financial-checkup/</link>
	<description>Life is short. Be intentional.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 22:45:54 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>
	<item>
		<title>
		By: ChuckY		</title>
		<link>https://intentionalretirement.com/2020/08/time-for-a-mid-year-financial-checkup/#comment-3038</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ChuckY]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 22:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://intentionalretirement.com/?p=6922#comment-3038</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[TBH, very little changed in our (retirement) life.  We did less traveling not by choice but by the fact that we have had three cruises booked/cancelled/rebooked so far in 2020, with our next scheduled in November looking iffy as well.  Here in TN the restaurants opened up earlier than other parts of the country so we have been eating out often for months now, as well as doing some timeshare traveling here and there.  So compared to many who are fearful we have kept our lives fairly much as they were before Covid hit.

On the financial front I stayed very active in buying stocks that were unfairly depressed due to Covid during the downturn, either riding them to a profit quickly or selling covered calls for a healthy premium on them.  At this point we are flirting with our all time high in our investments bottom line, and the next few months are looking positive in that regard as well.  So after suffering the same kind of downturn that others did earlier in the year, we have a good chance to exit 2020 with our highest level of assets ever, even though we have not been working for six years in my case, and twelve with the wife.  And so far no illnesses anywhere in our families as well for which we are thankful.  We feel we have been truly blessed compared to many of our fellow citizens out there.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TBH, very little changed in our (retirement) life.  We did less traveling not by choice but by the fact that we have had three cruises booked/cancelled/rebooked so far in 2020, with our next scheduled in November looking iffy as well.  Here in TN the restaurants opened up earlier than other parts of the country so we have been eating out often for months now, as well as doing some timeshare traveling here and there.  So compared to many who are fearful we have kept our lives fairly much as they were before Covid hit.</p>
<p>On the financial front I stayed very active in buying stocks that were unfairly depressed due to Covid during the downturn, either riding them to a profit quickly or selling covered calls for a healthy premium on them.  At this point we are flirting with our all time high in our investments bottom line, and the next few months are looking positive in that regard as well.  So after suffering the same kind of downturn that others did earlier in the year, we have a good chance to exit 2020 with our highest level of assets ever, even though we have not been working for six years in my case, and twelve with the wife.  And so far no illnesses anywhere in our families as well for which we are thankful.  We feel we have been truly blessed compared to many of our fellow citizens out there.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
