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How I Stay Safe Living and Traveling Alone
Solo life on the road (or at home) means you become your own security team, and honestly, I’ve made peace with that. Here’s how I do it.
 • Carol Seymour
Why More Women Over 60 Are Choosing Simpler Lives
You spend forty years running a household and a job at the same time, and one day you look up and realize your body sent in its resignation letter a…
 • Carol Seymour
How I Stretch Every Dollar Without Feeling Poor
I'm glad I know how to enjoy Dollar Store coffee while parking at Cracker Barrel off I-20 outside of Dallas.
 • Carol Seymour
Starting Over at 76: My New Beginning
Thumper, my 16 year-old Tibeten Terrier. My boy...RIP.
 • Carol Seymour
Why Do I Like to Fantasize?
At 76, I still catch myself dreaming of the next place. Maybe that’s not a problem. Maybe that’s the whole point.
 • Carol Seymour

June 2026

What I Learned From Being Broke at 76
The first thing being broke taught me, is just be honest about it.
 • Carol Seymour
The Night I Slept in a Hospital Parking Lot in Dallas
You learn things, traveling the way I do
 • Carol Seymour
The Freedom of Having Nothing Left to Prove
At 76, I’ve discovered a freedom that never existed when I was younger.
 • Carol Seymour
What Starting Over at 76 Has Taught Me
“The older I get, the less I need—and the more alive I feel.”
 • Carol Seymour
The Night I Spent at Apache Gold Casino
I never expected a casino parking lot to feel like sanctuary.
 • Carol Seymour
My Sustainable Schedule at 76 Years Old
What 76 years taught me about designing a day worth living.
 • Carol Seymour
$11 and a Handful of Quarters: The Night I Had a City Park All to Myself
Sometimes the best campsites aren’t the ones you plan for.
 • Carol Seymour
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