One Earthquake Away From ...

Dear Suze Q. My partner's gloomier and doomier, because our retirement dreams aren't panning out. ⛟Take an R.V around the U.S.A.: too physical. 🚢World cruise: 4+ months from the family and $60+K each? In this economy? 🦁Safari: too expensive. 🌈Northern Lights: Isn't it cold there? 🌋Pompeii, Great Pyramids, Taj Mahal?  -Cal Gal 

Dear Cali, Since you're actually one earthquake away from “the big one,” live it up! Make those lofty dreams do-able: virtual tours of the Great Wonders; lease a homebase for a month in an inexpensive country and invite the family (at their expense); rent a houseboat, or cruise a paddlewheel. DO SOMETHING creative or ⏰time will pass you by. -SQ