From Barcelona, Spain: Assessment (Of Your Situation)
Today’s newsletter comes to you from Barcelona, Spain, the first stop on my partner and I’s month-long trip through five Spanish and Italian cities.
This is post #1 of 20 for the month of February.
Each post includes:
Photography from the cities we visit.
Thoughts, observations, highlights from the cities we visit.
A breakdown of what we spent each day to compare the cost of living in Spain and Italy to the United States and elsewhere.
A Never Retire checklist item. A total of 20 practical money/work/life-related boxes you need to check to live the semi-retired life you wanna live now and for the duration.
In March, I’ll do 20 posts in 31 days, meticulously detailing each of the 20 items.
Today’s Never Retire checklist item: Acceptance.
Given the pop culture and personal financial focus on traditional retirement, this first step is often the most difficult when grappling with the reality that you might Never Retire.
I struggled with it considerably in my late thirties/early forties. Now, at 47, I’m several years all-in on seeing Never Retire as a positive and all-encompassing philosophy and strategy to guide work and money as it helps facilitate life.
I’ll relay my personal story with this process in greater detail than I ever have when—
Post #1 in March focuses on Acceptance.
Now the fun stuff - photography, thoughts, observations and highlights from Barcelona, along with what we have spent on the trip so far, with a rough comparison of what it would have cost us in the United States.
