3 weeks of early retirement

 so i just completed 3 full weeks of early retirement and so far, so good!

what do i do all day?

a lot of dawdling, meandering. For the most part, i've walked everyday about a mile around our neighborhood with my neighbor.

i am sleeping a lot. that might be medication-induced - TBD.

i'm watching shows, and reading random blogs and podcast transcripts on the internet - mostly related to financial independence or retiring early.

i haven't mastered eating well, but i'm not bothered yet.

part of me is still collecting data before locking myself into too many routines or outcomes or expectations.

um...i travel plan...a lot of fantasy travels...

random dillemmas

- the usual... how many credit cards to take on a trip

- trying to streamline traveling and the journey itself, but also make it as convenient and pleasant as possible, even if that means spending a bit more for convenience; i am often taking larger suitcase if it's included just so i can take more outfit options...and by outfit i mean...leisure wear...

- this time i'm taking a printed list of all the clothes i'm bringing..so i can keep track of it all..

in terms of finances..i had a little check-in with myself yesterday because i forgot where my bonus went and wanted to remind myself how much i had in my lifestyle/travel budget. so that was nice.

as far as the market...i'm glad i had the forethought to keep some cash out for this year..i'm still considering this my trial or pre-early retirement year. so i haven't even touched my FIRE Cash Stash. and i also realized i have $14k in cash from the paychecks i did receive this year that i can use toward Year 1 of early retirement's Lifestyle/Travel Fund. Which is exactly the amount i need for that bucket!

- i have been hemming and hawing a bit about spending $6k to go to Yellowstone. It seemed extravagant and worth it while i was working, precisely because i was working. But now that I have free time... it seems a bit much...even with getting a summer job to help offset the cost. 

oh speaking of.. i need to change my tax form for the summer camp to exempt so i don't have to file a california return next year.

but i mostly come back to...the yellowstone trip is just an expensive trip because it's expensive to visit that part of the country...and navigating it on my own..feels too troublesome.

other things i had to place...extra money... for the most part...i'm not planning on investing this year...so i'm just storing the little drips in a savings account to decide what i want to do later; and then i think as far as my bank bonus...that's going to lifestyle...for this year...cuz i do want to live it up!!

so yeah...not in the markets at all really this year except for my 401k.

toodles!