Doug C

I am a retired Information Technology specialist who worked for 34 years at a large aerospace corporation in the northeast USA.  I retired at 58. ~~~ I married my college sweetheart at 23 while in grad school. We have adult children who are married and have further blessed us with grandchildren. ~~~ We are enjoying retirement, enabled to live at a slower pace and setting our schedules however we choose.  We have two fantastic border terriers that we spend lots of time with in the outdoors and at various dog events. In addition to hiking, we also love to bike and kayak.  Working in our gardens and yard also fills much of our time in the warmer months. And any time of the year we love to visit local breweries to take in a good beer and meal. ~~~ From my earliest memories, I was always frugal. I have consistently been interested in making the most of the money we earned trying to balance its use for both the present and future. Fortunately, that went well enabling us to comfortably retire at a relatively young age.