I thought, an update on my tattoo project would go down well with my readers. My friend (a previous tattoo enthusiast) took me to a tattoo parlor. Actually, he was going there and I just tagged along. It's ironic that he was going to the tattoo parlor to enquire on how to mask or recreate … Continue reading Article#5.5 – Tattoo Project Update

It’s easier said than done to just state the stages that I went through, leading to (early) retirement. There are complex layers involved at each stage, so let me try to deep dive into them a bit more. (PS: this is as much for me as it is for you, so bear with me..:)) First, … Continue reading Article#6: 1st Stage on the Path to Accepting (Early) Retirement

I’ve had a busy past week or so. I had a Christmas\holiday party at home and a few I had to attend. My dad was visiting and we were chilling in the Bangalore winter, like two happily retired people! He left yesterday, and as we sat there waiting for the cab, we turned to each other with bemusement … Continue reading Article#5: 2019, A Year to Be Cool!?

I said it before, and I will say it again - it is all about you; your situation, your lifestyle, your needs, your wants, your burdens (emotional and financial), your boundaries and your philosophies. There can’t be a one size fits all prototype for the money/retirement situation. Almost each individual from my era who belongs to the grind … Continue reading Article#4: Money Talks

Before I get into the management of resources in retirement i.e. the bankroll i.e. the capital i.e. the cash i.e. the gravy, I need to unveil a few deep truths of my life, to create a context of my philosophy. I would say two aspects in my life changed my outlook towards time, life and … Continue reading Article #3: Two Things Changed My Outlook Towards Time, Life & Money

A friend asked me a question on this blog, “What do you do?”. I am assuming the real question is, “What do you do all day, without a job?”. In simple words, now I do things that I had no time or energy for before, or I felt too guilty to do. I got a … Continue reading Article #2: What Do I Do??

As I mentioned briefly in my intro, I was a regular, educated, hardworking, salary earning, promotion wanting individual. My parents raised me to be independent, and never treated me differently because I was a girl. Therefore, I never considered being financially dependent on anyone. I had to earn for myself and/or my family. I never … Continue reading Article #1 Five Stages of Early-Retirement For Me Were…

Anyone (when I meet them for the very first time): Hi, nice to meet you. What do you do? Me: Oh Well, I read, write, eat, walk, look after my dog, go on vacations..and.. Them: No no, I meant what do you do for work? Me: You mean, what I do for money? They: Yeah … Continue reading Intro: YES! I am Retired, Not Yet Forty. And No, I Ain’t a Millionaire Heiress Either

I retired at the tender-ripe age of thirty six and half. I was a Vice President at a global financial services firm in the USA with a Masters degree helping me on in my quests. I was a regular working, upper middle class individual, with  normal corporate ambitions and promotion dreams. But, somehow, somewhere, all … Continue reading About Me