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The Retirement Newsletter: Why did I start the Retirement Newsletter?
Welcome
Welcome to issue -40 — why did I start a newsletter? That is a good question.
Why did I start a newsletter?
Well, it wasn’t for fame and fortune — more on that below.
This is the 96th issue of the newsletter. At the top of this issue, it says issue -40, but that number, -40, is the number of weeks until my planned retirement date.
And, if you are keeping score, in the 96 issues, I have written 62,413 words, which equates to roughly 4 hours and 20 minutes of reading time.
So, why did I start the newsletter?
When I started, it was 23 June 2021; we were in the early days of COVID-19. I was looking for a new project; I had recently started journaling, which I was doing daily and enjoying (and still am). And the arrival of COVID-19 had stopped one of my other writing hobbies (more on that below), so I needed a replacement. Plus, I was making plans for my retirement. So, I thought I would share my experiences.
