Summer is here. Are your kids bored yet? They shouldn’t be. There are dozens of ways to keep your family busy and having fun without spending much money. Here is what we do to prevent ourselves from getting cabin fever.
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Category: Lifestyle
The Art of Slow Travel
Throughout my life, I have been drawn to far away destinations. My first taste of wanderlust started in high school when I requested a free copy of the Mexico destination guide from AAA. I read that thing front to back then back to front. I folded down the corners of so many pages that described in fascinating detail all the interesting parts of a country I was yet to explore.
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Road Tripping To Canada For a Month
For those following along with my early retirement monthly updates, you’ll know the Root of Good family is heading north to Canada for the summer. At the end of June, we will pack our kids (age 2, 7, and 9) and a trunk full of gear into our trusty fourteen year old Honda Accord and set out on a 2,300 mile trek through the US and Canada for about a month.
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Loving Nine Months Of Early Retirement
After another month of early retirement, I have to say I’m a big fan. I fill my days with things I want to do, not things that I have to do to earn a paycheck.
I have heard other early retirees say “I’m so busy now that I’m retired, I don’t know how I ever had time to work!”. That’s a sentiment that’s very familiar to me these days. In a good way.
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High Adventure Early Retirement – Part 1
Hesitating in the doorway of my mother’s hospital room, I’m distracted by the usual thoughts in such situations, like hoping she’s getting over the pneumonia (she is, and is discharged the following day) and wishing that hospitals didn’t smell so weird, so I was unprepared for the white-coated person standing idly in the room chatting with Mom. Ever proud of our travels, Mom immediately announces to the Physician’s Assistant that this is her daughter who is traveling around the world in a school bus.
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Advantages of Early Retirement With Kids
Not having a full time job was very convenient the past few months. Here in North Carolina, when it snows, everything shuts down. Including the schools. It snowed a few inches and schools were closed
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Will My Kids Be Okay If I Retire Early?
The Question Of The Day: Is it possible to retire early to a life of leisure while raising kids that understand hard work and success? My answer: YES! Some people are afraid to retire early
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Six Months of Early Retirement – Still Loving It!
Six months ago, I found myself suddenly unemployed. After a day or two of thinking about my situation and my finances, I decided I might as well call it “early retirement”. Maybe a better job
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February 2014 Financial Update
February was a really happy month for our finances. Spending remained low and our investments went way up. As long as our investments keep up with inflation after we take out living expenses, we will
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Summer Plans – Travel The World?
Summertime, Fun Time The Root of Good family has already started planning big summertime activities. We just signed the older kids up for summer camp for one week in June and two weeks in August.
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