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New Old Ways ~
The hubs and I have been talking quite a bit lately about eating healthy on a budget. We live in a country with an abundance of cheap, manufactured food of questionable quality and nutritional value....
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Mama Mia and Luigi the Linguine Maker
Luigi In times past birthday celebrations always involved expensive restaurants. We enjoyed the luxury of a good meal while someone else cooked, cleaned and served. I loved it then and when the time...
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Lost Our Virginity ~
Yup, as of this past weekend, the hubs and I are no longer home exchange virgins! Finally… we found a match… and it was so good. And so easy. We are completely hooked. Mr. Just-a-Backpack is...
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Those Magic Moments
The mad march through the month of December is winding down at last. We tried to keep Christmas low-key this year and I think we succeeded pretty well. This blog is in part about re-evaluating our...
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Forty Two Really Fun Things to Do This Year ~
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly...
View ArticleJust a Backpack and a Rollie ~ a different view entirely
I met Carl in Starbucks. Say what you want about their coffee, I meet a lot of interesting characters there. I was living in Las Vegas up in Summerlin – the suburbia of newly planted tract homes...
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Ecuador ~ a Retirement Option
What’s the #1 destination these days for retirees who wants to live abroad? According to the Annual Global Retirement Index of the publication InternationalLiving.com, the answer is Ecuador....
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Meet 3 Great Role Models for our Backpack-and-Rollie Retirement Adventures
What’s the first thing you do when you have what you know is a really great idea but you have no idea how to get started? You need information, education, and most of all, inspiration, from those folks...
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8 Great Senior Discounts
Last week in a post about retirement options in Ecuador, I commented on the many great discounts that seniors (both expat and nationals) enjoy. My favorite was definitely the law that states seniors...
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Retiring to Ecuador ~ Meet these boots on the ground experts!
In early April I very enthusiastically posted here about my initial look at Ecuador as a great option for living la vida cheapo in retirement. Apparently, we are definitely running with the herd in...
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Setting a Date ~ making retirement real
I started this blog just over a year ago to share our journey from being two cogs in the corporate wheel to two happy retirees roaming the world with just our backpacks and rolling suitcases. Since...
View ArticleIt Still Takes a Village ~ a really cool option for aging in place
This week I had another NPR Driveway Moment. If you listen to public radio, a driveway moment is when a conversation on your car radio is so interesting that you actually continue to sit in the car in...
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Moving into Retirement ~ Have I got a deal for you!
Everything must go! We’re at it again. Moving stuff out of our current life to make space for our new life ahead. For the past month, we have been up to our shoulders in boxes, bags, piles and more...
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Collect Experiences Not Things ~
Why is it we seem to put such a high value on the things we have or hope to acquire? It’s the American way and most of the people my age learned the lesson well. We aspired. We worked. We...
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House Sitting ~ Mr. Ricky Needs a Friendly Companion
House sitting. Last year it popped up on my radar as one more possibility for our living la vida cheapo in retirement while still traveling and having grand adventures retirement plan. I was...
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What About Retiring in Uruguay?
The party’s over! I’ve been traveling and playing all summer, but now it is time to get back in the saddle and back to my “other” job…exploring the options throughout South and Central America to see...
View ArticleThe Mother of All Garage Sales ~
It looks like everybody’s downsizing and simplifying these days. This Spring, eager to keep up our downsizing efforts, hubs and I participated in our community garage sale. We rolled up our sleeves...
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House Sitting ~ 5 reasons why it might just be the perfect retirement option
I know. Technically speaking, house sitting is a job. And if you are anything at all like my husband – JOB is a four letter word. He’s retired and he’s loving every minute of it. Thank you very...
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5 Tips for Becoming Successful House Sitters
Perhaps you’ve noticed… I’ve become more than a wee bit obsessed with the idea of becoming traveling house sitters. I saw this one yesterday. 4 year dog, Marzipan and 30′s era house need sitting Jan...
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Female Nomads ~ retired women are taking to the open road
My friend Lois is a nomad. She’s also single and pretty much retired. Lois doesn’t have a huge income or the security of a well-stocked trust fund. And yet, Lois has one of the richest, fullest...
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