I can retire from my day job in a little over four years. I’m not quite counting the time down, but I am thinking about it more these days. Like many people who retire, I have plans. And there’s no telling how much time we get to carry out those plans. My plans are fairly specific, and I have a limited window of free time to explore them. My wife and I get along just fine, but we like a lot of different things. I’d go so far as to say that she dislikes a bunch of the things

Plate collecting can be hot and cold. I’ve had months go by without a single trade with anyone, let alone a purchase (last winter was really boring). And then, without warning, people call. I used to hear from more people regarding plates to sell when Ontplates.com operated as a YOM business, but now that I’m not paying big bucks for the search engine optimization, I don’t get as much traffic. I expected that when I closed the shop. But the brand recognition is helping, and I