It is Cracking Retirement’s 1st birthday. On the 18th September this blog turned 1. If I liken it to human development, it is at best a toddler, just learning how to make its voice heard and starting to walk unaided. As some of you may have noticed from my post earlier this week, I am in… Continue reading Happy Birthday Cracking Retirement
Category: Hobbies
This is about the hobbies I have in retirement, from metal working through to family history research.
Living Your Dream at 60!
Living Your Dream at 60. What will life be like? What do you really want? Over the past few weeks I have been seeking views from fellow financial bloggers both from UK and US, digital nomads, younger people I know – all sorts of people from many different backgrounds, the broad question is ‘What is… Continue reading Living Your Dream at 60!
My Blog – Magazine or Diary?
Is my blog a magazine or diary? When I started my blog I didn’t really dig too deep into my reasons for doing so. I felt there was a gap in the world of retirement blogs, particularly in the UK. Had I got a plan for what I wanted to say, or what I felt… Continue reading My Blog – Magazine or Diary?
1, 2, 3, RETIRE – Ready or not
For many people, retirement comes along whether you want it or not. However, recently some are choosing a different path. Some in the FIRE community (Financially Independent, Retire Early) are choosing to continue at work whether they are financially independent or not. I read an article recently by Monevator on why the FIRE acronym no… Continue reading 1, 2, 3, RETIRE – Ready or not
Portrush and Creativity
As some of you may know, one of the things I enjoy is Casting Silver. I love the creativity. I use ‘found’ objects, be it stones, twigs, pieces of bark. Basically anything. So wherever I am, particularly when I am on holiday, I look for things which would make great pieces of jewellery. This week, I was… Continue reading Portrush and Creativity
Moving from Procrastination to Time Management
Procrastination is the name of the game. I am amazed to think of the amount of work I used to get through. One day’s work would keep me busy for a week today. E-mails were a drag on my life with literally hundreds coming in each day, of which only a fraction were important.… Continue reading Moving from Procrastination to Time Management