My wife and I took very early retirements in order to adopt five young boys. The course we took would make a financial planner’s hair turn gray, but we believe that we were called to the work that we are doing. We live on my pension and subsidies from the state. In order to pay our bills without touching our savings, we have had to learn how to raise money. Early on, a wealthy colleague that I knew from my working days unexpectedly offered to buy us a house suitable for our adopted family. That story has been told in … Continue reading →