Retirement

Fortunately some of my friends gave me tips on saving money! — Retirement for most people means more time and freedom to do things there wasn’t time for whilst working. But for some, it also means a lot less money to live on. Of course, the best thing is to plan for retirement. But try telling that to a twenty-year-old! They don’t…

Even if it’s not your plan A or B, it can still save you. — At age 21, I got my first job that offered a company-sponsored 401(k) plan that came with a company match. I contributed to the plan for the brief time I worked there, then cashed out my few hundred bucks when I left the job a few months later. Why? Because…

Six scientific recommendations for how to best arrive at YOUR successful retirement decision. — If you won the Giga Billions lottery, would you quit your job? Surprisingly, a CareerBuilder poll found that 51% of Americans say they would continue working — most of them in the exact same position. Seventy-seven percent would be bored without a job Seventy-six percent find purpose and accomplishment in…

How politeness ebbed and flowed and the plates no longer matched — When my mother set the table for dinner for guests, it was with matching plates and crystal water glasses. I didn’t have more than a few plates the same after not too many years of parenting. Purchasing another set of different plates seemed to be the way of it. Eventually…

May 27, 2022 Captain’s log, day nine of our first real retirement voyage. Although we aren’t totally retired. And except that I am not the captain. Today we stayed a second day at the Copeland Islands Marine Park and will be here tonight. …

Or why they might be a great product First, before going any further, let me reply to the naysayers that will accuse me of being an insurance agent. I am an insurance agent, and yes, I can sell annuities. However, I also do not believe that everyone should buy an…

May 26, 2022 — Captain’s log, day eight of our first real retirement voyage. Although we aren’t totally retired. And except that I am not the captain. Today we left Green Bay and headed for the Copeland Islands, a provincial marine park. It was a six-hour and forty-minute trip and we went 41.6 nautical…

My husband stays in reasonable shape, but it’s not by exercising This pic above is not the norm for older men but it should be. Every one of my girlfriends reports their husbands don’t get hardly any exercise now that they’re retired, preferring to be sedentary in their recliners while…