Living The Semi-Retired Life: Gentrification And Money Goals For Relative Old Age And Beyond
As is always the case with this newsletter, the response we receive from subscribers exceeds my expectations and adds insight and ideas beyond what I’m capable of delivering on my own.
Even when that response contains a relatively small number of replies.
Case in point—the comments generated by three readers after Thursday’s post:
Living The Semi-Retired Life: Are You A Terrible Person If You Move For Less Expensive Housing?
As I have said before I believe there’s synergy between Substack and Medium. As an author, you’re not doing yourself any favors by pitting one platform against the other. They’re distinct from one another, yet complementary. The success I see on Substack
We’ll get to that in a second, but first…
Going forward, each newsletter installment will include a tangible, if not practical personal finance thought, idea, goal or concrete strategy. Some will be short. Others will be long. But all will deal with where I want to be in the next couple of years as I approach a move to Spain, 50 years old (in exactly two years) and, subsequently, relative old age. When applicable, we’ll discuss the groundwork I’m laying today to get there tomorrow, which might require the thought, idea, goal or concrete strategy to span two installments.
I’m doing this because—
It helps me stay focused on the plans my partner and I have as we enter act two of our lives and organize/execute this big move.
It delivers another practical—pragmatic—component to paid subscribers.
You might be able to take what I’m doing and adopt or adapt it to fit your specific personal financial situation. It might get the wheels turning as you navigate, make sense of and make decisions on your retirement or semi-retirement journey.
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The first snack I had in what could be my future home—Valencia, Spain
Now, the first thought, idea, goal or concrete strategy (it’s a goal and concrete strategy) in this forever series followed by the excellent reader response to Thursday’s post about what amounts to gentrification, even if that word has become misused and overused.