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Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

I retired from public school education/administration in 1997 at age 47!  Back then, in New Mexico, full retirement was possible after 25 years of service.  I did 26 years!  I followed my dream to move to a small mountain town in Colorado.  I wanted ...
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Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

Congratulations! What a lovely life you have! I'm going to do a quick search and find out where Rosarita Beach is. My husband and I are both retirees living in a small mountain town in SW Colorado. Even though we're surrounded by lovely mountains and...
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Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

I retired from public school education/administration in 1997 at age 47!  Back then, in New Mexico, full retirement was possible after 25 years of service.  I did 26 years!  I followed my dream to move to a small mountain town in Colorado.  I wanted ...
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Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

Congratulations! What a lovely life you have! I'm going to do a quick search and find out where Rosarita Beach is. My husband and I are both retirees living in a small mountain town in SW Colorado. Even though we're surrounded by lovely mountains and...
hikermama 10-16-2017 03:40 PM
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Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

I retired from public school education/administration in 1997 at age 47!  Back then, in New Mexico, full retirement was possible after 25 years of service.  I did 26 years!  I followed my dream to move to a small mountain town in Colorado.  I wanted ...
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Re: Retiring early - share your experience! Please!

Congratulations! What a lovely life you have! I'm going to do a quick search and find out where Rosarita Beach is. My husband and I are both retirees living in a small mountain town in SW Colorado. Even though we're surrounded by lovely mountains and...
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