Chris Kalberg

Comments:

• Wonderful insights and thanks you so much for sharing your very personal insights. I was just having the 'no regrets' in life conversation with my wife the other day and my thoughts were very similar to yours. Research has shown that regrets in life are more focused on things of omission (ie., things you wish you did but didn't) vs commission (things you did but regret). Best wishes and so glad to hear that you can look back on a life lived with no regrets.

  Post: No Regrets

  Link to comment from September 8, 2024

• Excellent article. No. 8 is so true. Retirment is so much about having control of your time and being able to do things you enjoy without time constrants, not to mention being able to travel during shoulder seasons! Agree that money doesn't buy happiness but for me it sure gives me peace of mind. Another one that is becoming outdated is that a four year college degree is worth the financial investment. There are more viable options now for achieving career success without obtaining a traditional 4 year college degree.

  Post: What We Believed

  Link to comment from August 31, 2024

• Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom and guidance. Wonderful reminder to spend some time each day being greatful for the gift of life. Best wishes to your and your family.

  Post: The C Word

  Link to comment from June 15, 2024

• Amen Kristine. I'm with you there. Enjoying the simple things in life, having a basic daily routine, and living the quite life makes for a very content retirement.

  Post: A Quiet Life

  Link to comment from March 24, 2024

• I hear you. Fortunately being humble (and introverted) worked out OK for me in my profession and I managed to do quite well. Not to say that it wasn't always easy dealing at times with self-doubt. Fortunately, any feelings of self doubt were more motivating that paralyzing. Interestingly now that I am retired and financially secure, I still have recurring dreams of losing my job or not getting hired for a job and being out financially. Just the way I am wired.

  Post: Confidence Game

  Link to comment from November 18, 2023

• Thanks so much for your post. It is a wonderful read. Your sage advice is spot on and really resonated with me.

  Post: Stock Therapy

  Link to comment from April 12, 2023

• As a cyclist, you might want to try doing some bike tours. There are plenty of tour outfits that have multi-days tours around the globe. They will transport all you stuff or if a bit more adventurous you can try a self supported tour. In the Northeast US there are lots of rails to trails routes where you can tour pretty much car free.

  Post: Wishing My Life Away

  Link to comment from April 8, 2023

• I really appreciate you sharing your personal insights on money and life. Having the courage to 'put yourself out there' in a public forum to help others learn is really commendable. Thanks for another great article.

  Post: Now and Then

  Link to comment from July 30, 2022