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Retirement & RV

Retirement, RV travel, and the road ahead. Stories about the life Sue and I were planning before cancer, how those plans changed, and why we still believe the dream can be modified without being canceled.

Luxury Tiffin Class A motorhome parked among red rock mountains at sunset, representing Mike and Sue’s plan to sell everything, live full-time in their RV, travel the country, and chase 70-degree weather.

Why We Chose a 45-Foot Motorhome to Live In Full-Time

August 20, 2026

Sue and I weren’t planning to buy an RV for vacations. Our retirement plan was to sell everything, move into a 45-foot motorhome full-time, and travel the country on our terms—following the seasons and “chasing 70 degrees.” Cancer changed when that happens. It didn’t change the dream.

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Mike and Sue looking toward a motorhome and open road for the JFTJ Retirement Story The Road We Still Plan to Take.

The Road We Still Plan to Take

August 18, 2026

For years, Sue and I imagined retirement on the road—national parks, long trips, and a motorhome built for the life we had worked toward. Cancer changed the timing and the logistics. It did not erase the dream. Now we are learning what it means to modify the route without surrendering the destination.

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Star Princess cruise ship sailing past glaciers and snow-covered mountains in Alaska for the JFTJ Retirement Story “The Trip We Didn’t Take,” marking Mike and Sue’s 30th wedding anniversary.

Title: The Trip We Didn’t Take

August 17, 2026

Today is our 30th wedding anniversary—and Sue and I were supposed to be celebrating it in Alaska. Cancer changed the calendar and forced us to cancel the trip we had planned for years. But it didn’t cancel Alaska, and it certainly didn’t cancel what those 30 years mean.

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