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In 2015, my husband and I packed up our belongings — including half a dozen geese and a library of self-sufficiency how-tos — and moved our lives from two acres in a coastal suburb to a 93-acre farm in rural Maine.My dream was to create a self-reliant life. Having grown…
We’d always dreamt of owning a beach home for family vacations and weekend getaways, but our budget and the kids’ constantly packed schedules never made it possible.Then, many years later, as we edged toward retirement and the kids were out of the house, we put the idea back on the…
After getting a divorce in 2019, I realized I didn’t know how to meet someone new. I saw a friend from college was hiking, an activity I was starting to enjoy. I asked if I could tag along with him on a hike, and that was the start of our…
My expectations of what my life would look like after divorce were very high. My real-life experience was nothing like what they show you in rom-coms. I’m learning to live on my own, and I have grown and evolved since my divorce. In the realm of romantic comedy, every ending…
Tracy Block thought that she would own a home and be married by 40.Last year, still single, she decided that she wanted to celebrate her 40th birthday with her parents.The three of them traveled to Greece and boarded an adults-only Virgin Voyages cruise.I’m one of those people who prefers to…
Software engineer Antonio Perez, 47, spent the past year and $32,000 building his dream at-home gym.After his wife became wheelchair-bound, he felt guilty leaving daily for the gym.The most expensive piece of equipment was a $3,600 AssaultRunner Pro treadmill he bought for his daughter.This is an as-told-to essay based on…
