Inflation and the SSA

Well, gosh, thanks to ever present inflation the SSA is going to allow me to earn around $14600.00 in 2012. So that means I'll be able to work for one additional week in 2012. So that means that my retirement date has changed to Wednesday, May 30, 2012. We can certainly use the extra cash going into retirement, but it gets better. Retirees will also be getting a COL (cost of living) increase in 2012. The first since 2009!! Yippee!!!
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence  S/V Elle & I

7 & Counting!

Like I wrote before the 25th. of each month is a day I look forward to. Now we are just 7 months away from retirement. I'll be applying for SSI next month on the 9th! Yipee!
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence  S/V  Elle & I

So the 25th of the month is a nice day of the month, don't you think? For me it is really nice because on the 25th of  May in the year of our Lord 2012 I can retire. I actually can retire a little sooner, but I plan to work till then. After that Elle & I's great adventure will begin. I, Lorenzo di Chenzo, cannot wait! See you on the water!
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence Leonard  S/V  Elle & I

8 and Counting

We're down to 8 months till our hopeful departure. I'm feeling good about live-aboard life, but Elaine is having second thoughts. I hope once out on the water, she'll find she loves that life. I think the odds are 50/50. We'll both know soon enough.
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence  S/V  Elle & I    

The INTERVIEW WITH A CRUISER Project: 10 Questions for Reach

One of the best written, most thoughtful of these interviews I've read to date.
Fair winds & Smooth sailing,
Lawrence  S/V  Elle & I      

The INTERVIEW WITH A CRUISER Project: 10 Questions for Reach: Mark Cole and Michele Kelly began cruising in 2008 aboard Reach, a Manta 40 catamaran hailing from Mystic, Connecticut, USA. They traveled ...