Month later

I have learned one thing.......retirement at 77 is a little late. But as "they" say better late than never. I could have croaked by now so I am not complaining.

Everyone has their own prospective on retirement. I have read some books on retirement and some never do retire, some find other work that they always wanted to do but had other work commitments. Others do what they wanted to do earlier but had work commitments or had not financially prepared for retirement. Bills and family commitments do not stop at retirement.

My thought about why I am here after being away from home (which we rented) and now in San Cristobal de Las Casas goes back to an old bar joke. (We owned a bar in Lakeland, Florida for years). Well, there was this guy who came home early, wife in bed. He opened the closet door and there was a naked man in there. He said "What the hell are you doing in there". His answer was "Well everybody has got to be somewhere". Sounds better in a bar after a couple of drinks.

Anyhow, that answer can be the answer to my retirement. Where do you want to be? Not necessarily what do you want to do. That comes later.

When I wonder why I am here and not in my beautiful home in the country in Central Florida, I ask myself that question. Do I want to be here, home, Nice France, Alaska, or anywhere else my finances will allow. Well, I want to be here so that solved that question. No great thought but key to happy retirement. Go or be where you want to be and take it from there.