After a nice morning with Colby, highlighted by a hug he insisted on giving me, even though I was all sweaty. I had finished my bike workout just before he got up. After his breakfast we took our first crack at our new weight routine and that went well. He headed home at noon and I headed to the grocery store.
That was the end of any real enjoyment I got out of my day, as I then spent the afternoon crunching numbers towards the retirement plan. The most shocking thing I've learned so far is how much we spend at the grocery store. I don't know if it's just us because of the amount of processed food we buy, or if it's just the prices period? I have always gotten a little impatient with the person ahead of me in the checkout lion with their fistful of coupons, but I best get over that. That'll be me pretty soon!
But despite the drudgery of the planning it's probably a good exercise for me. We have been pretty fortunate over the years and while I'm grateful for that, it hasn't taught us much about living on a budget.
The thing I never figured on was including things like kids sports in my retirement budget. But you know what? That's the easy part! I will happily clip coupons so my Kylie can go to gymnastics!! Game on!
And because I've become acutely aware of the price of groceries I bought a few extra things today....and dropped them at the food bank.
"Short" long run tomorrow. Somewhere between 25 and 30. Should be a breeze.
Basement ride 1 1/2 hours
"I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.’"--- Steven Wright
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Peter
That was the end of any real enjoyment I got out of my day, as I then spent the afternoon crunching numbers towards the retirement plan. The most shocking thing I've learned so far is how much we spend at the grocery store. I don't know if it's just us because of the amount of processed food we buy, or if it's just the prices period? I have always gotten a little impatient with the person ahead of me in the checkout lion with their fistful of coupons, but I best get over that. That'll be me pretty soon!
But despite the drudgery of the planning it's probably a good exercise for me. We have been pretty fortunate over the years and while I'm grateful for that, it hasn't taught us much about living on a budget.
The thing I never figured on was including things like kids sports in my retirement budget. But you know what? That's the easy part! I will happily clip coupons so my Kylie can go to gymnastics!! Game on!
And because I've become acutely aware of the price of groceries I bought a few extra things today....and dropped them at the food bank.
"Short" long run tomorrow. Somewhere between 25 and 30. Should be a breeze.
Basement ride 1 1/2 hours
"I went down the street to the 24-hour grocery. When I got there, the guy was locking the front door. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours.' He said, 'Yes, but not in a row.’"--- Steven Wright
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Peter
Buying processed/prepackaged food may have something to do with it, but also food prices are just very high today relative to income. The price of food has skyrocketed in the last half-decade, for a myriad of reasons tied to globalization/global economic forces.
ReplyDeleteDespite the blah day, I'm glad you had such a good morning with Colby!
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Michael
My thought about groceries is that I am incredibly thankful to be so fortunate as to walk into a grocery store and be able to find just about anything I could need. There are a lot of people who don't have that luxury, forget about being able to pay for it.
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Love happy odd john
Retirement planning is a pain, but a necessary one. Groceries are an incredible expense, no matter what kind of food one buys. If you need the name of a top-notch financial advisor, let me know. Ours is allowing us to travel as we always hoped we would be able to. I'll say more in my past today. Glad the workout with Colby was great. As always, thanks for the encouraging words.
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gail
That should be "my POST" today.....
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