tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211623838666231630.post9036919769682767579..comments2023-09-09T05:55:45.871-07:00Comments on Discovering The Purpose of Our Lives...: We're building our retirement from the bottom up...Donna B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07015770616281528620noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211623838666231630.post-51911586873791966932010-06-04T23:29:24.958-07:002010-06-04T23:29:24.958-07:00Thanks Cmom...take heed though, you need to start ...Thanks Cmom...take heed though, you need to start planning so much earlier with the way things are now. If you want to be secure, start saving and investing. Read Suzie Orman and learn so you are not blindly trusting some Financial Advisor.Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07015770616281528620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211623838666231630.post-65129524091093055382010-06-04T14:22:13.169-07:002010-06-04T14:22:13.169-07:00You go girl. While retirement is a long way off in...You go girl. While retirement is a long way off in my future....it is never too early to start thinking about it! Thank you for the inspiration!!!!!!Lisa Jacques Elamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436627482635590384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211623838666231630.post-89728438797404888562010-06-04T09:35:40.975-07:002010-06-04T09:35:40.975-07:00betty: Our biggest draws for electricity are the ...betty: Our biggest draws for electricity are the TV, computers, AC during June, July and August, and a refrigerator in the garage. I go back and forth wondering if turning off the computers at night will safe or not...<br /><br />Teresa: Now that is getting hot, I am not sure I want to subject myself to having a yard sale in the heat! I would probably give everything away the first hour!!! Good luck with yours!Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07015770616281528620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211623838666231630.post-22458537342901693352010-06-03T22:13:44.536-07:002010-06-03T22:13:44.536-07:00seems like you are making good progress to simplif...seems like you are making good progress to simplify and reduce. we went through this a few years ago when the economy started falling apart to see how we could cut expenses. definitely reducing and getting rid of what you don't use is a good start. it is hard to do too much with utilities especially where you live where you need to be comfortable and have to run the air condition on those terribly hot days. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211623838666231630.post-3792577437426674852010-06-03T19:41:28.842-07:002010-06-03T19:41:28.842-07:00when you find such a website, be sure to post it s...when you find such a website, be sure to post it so i can use it, too . our big yard sale is a week from saturday; hopefully i'll have as much for sale as i'd like to. we shall see... on saturday, ron says he's going to sit in the garage while i sort things and pick out what he's selling. i hope it's lots. and, i hope it sells! <br /><br />good luck with your garage sale.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028107053575111027noreply@blogger.com