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The Monthly Expenses of an Early Retiree – August 2020

September 2, 2020 No Comments

We enjoyed the sunny month of August. There were very warm days and we had to turn on our portable air conditioner. We don’t have central AC. In fact majority of the houses in the Pacific Northwest do not have AC. We rarely experience 90 degree weather and it always cool down at night. An […]

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Health and Fitness

The Post Baby Weight Loss Challenge – Month 3 update

August 30, 2020 No Comments

I completed the third month of my post baby weight loss challenge. My weight goal is 105 lbs. I am 107.6 lbs after completing the third month. Here are the numbers. I weigh 111.6 lbs on July 26 and I weigh 107.6 lbs on August 26. I lost 4 lbs this month and lost 17 […]

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The Monthly Expenses of an Early Retiree – July 2020

August 5, 2020 No Comments

July 1st marked our first year anniversary of early retirement. It was fastest year, yet many slow days with a toddler and an infant. Our spending is not normal. This is the year of paying Cobra, giving birth and the pandemic. The first two contributed to an increase in expenses while the pandemic probably decrease […]

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Health and Fitness

The Post Baby Weight Loss Challenge – Month 2 update

August 4, 2020 No Comments

July 26 was officially my second month of tracking my weight. I’m still on the right track, but I can tell that I have more days of giving in to cravings. I have a hard time saying no to sweets. First the numbers. I weigh 116.8 lbs on June 26. I weigh 111.6 lbs on […]

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June Projects – Face Masks and Christmas Stockings

July 14, 2020 No Comments

I kept myself “busy” last month. I’ve been mindlessly eating whenever I have “free” time and being busy prevents me to accomplish my goal of losing the baby weight. We don’t get a lot of free time with an infant and a toddler but it seems that whenever I have some, my instinct is to […]

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The Post Baby Weight Loss Challenge – Month 1

July 12, 2020 No Comments

Last May, I seriously started tracking my weight. I was on my highest weight post baby #2 and I know that I’m ready to lose the baby weight I gained since baby #1. I added another 25 lbs while I was pregnant with baby #2. I lost 10 lbs about a month after giving birth. […]

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The Monthly Expenses of an Early Retiree – June 2020

July 10, 2020 No Comments

It is still hard to believe that the first half of 2020 is over. It was the quickest and yet the slowest year at the same time. AHP is officially out of the newborn phase and we celebrated MBP’s 3rd birthday in the middle of the pandemic. Spending wise, in June we spent 1,812.03 Preview […]

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The Monthly Expenses of an Early Retiree – May 2020

June 22, 2020 No Comments

In May we spent, $2,059.62 Groceries – $623.89 Food is still our biggest spending. My husband shops at Costco, WINCO and Amazon for our groceries. He goes every two weeks, or longer if we can. Home Insurance – $537.72 We also renewed our home insurance for the year. Surprisingly, I got an e-mail from our […]

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The Monthly Expenses of an Early Retiree – April 2020

May 9, 2020 No Comments

We incurred many one time expenses for this month and our spending is A LOT higher than usual. In April we spent $8,666.55. 529 College Plan – $3200 Our contribution to the kids 529 college plan was high for this month. I opened AHP’s 529 account with a one time contribution of $3000. Vanguard has […]

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The Monthly Expenses of an Early Retiree – March 2020

April 20, 2020 No Comments

We hit our lowest retirement spending this month. Our spending was very bare bones given the stay home stay safe order in Washington state. The whole chaos was hard. I was very much looking forward to being normal after being on a modified bed rest. The COVID-19 virus also brought some anxiety in our family. […]

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