The Retirement Newsletter: Getting ready for Christmas 2024

Issue Number: 185 (38) — Where does the time go?

Photo by Author — Merry Christmas

Welcome

Welcome to issue 185 (38) — Getting ready for Christmas 2024.

It seems like I retired only last week. I cannot believe it has been nearly nine months, yet here we are heading towards Christmas. It doesn’t seem possible.

Christmas Past

Another thing that doesn’t seem possible is that this year is my fourth (yes, fourth) Christmas Prep Retirement Newsletter.

The first three were:

• 2023 — Issue Number: -7.5 — Getting ready for Christmas
• 2022 — Issue Number: -57 — It can’t be Christmas?
• 2021 — Issue Number: -110 — Ramping up for Christmas

Where does the time go?

Christmas Present

And I mean in time, not in gifts.

In Issue Number: -110 — Ramping up for Christmas, I shared my 12 tips for Christmas, which are still relevant, and I will repeat them here:

1. Don’t try to eat more than your body weight in turkey, chocolate, or any food.
2. Don’t try to drink more than your body’s volume in…