widowhood. It was the first time in her life that she was truly independent.
I’m enjoying traveling in retirement too. I was in Mexico in January and I’m going back in May. Both flights were free because I used Jet Blue’s True Blue points to “buy” the tix. Free airfare helps a lot in planning trips. I can control how much I spend on food and drinks (and it’s much cheaper than food and drinks in NYC) so the main cost is the roof over my head there. It’s great to not have to request time off from work. I know some people who hate the idea of retiring. I don’t know why. They think they’ll be bored but it frees up so much time to do things. Here’s hoping my pension and SS survive this regime.
