Latest From Beyond the Bell
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How We’re Planning to Travel More in Retirement Without Spending a Fortune
One of the things I’m looking forward to most about retirement is having the freedom to travel without constantly checking the school calendar. After 35 years in education, I’ve spent most of my adult life planning vacations around summer break, spring break, and holidays. And as anyone who works in education knows, those aren’t always…
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Retirement Field Trips
Retirement Field Trips: Exploring Our Next Chapter Finding the right places to visit, spend the winter, and maybe even call home someday. For 35 years, my life has revolved around the school calendar. Bells, schedules, meetings, and the occasional countdown to summer vacation. But with retirement getting closer, I’ve started thinking about a different kind…
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I’m Retiring at 58 After 35 Years in Education—Here’s My Plan
After 35 years in education, I’m preparing to do something that once seemed a long way off: retire at 58. It’s exciting. It’s a little intimidating. And if I’m being completely truthful, I still have plenty of questions about what retirement will actually look like. For most of my adult life, the school calendar has…