(OK, it’s been about 3 months since the last comment. Guess I should beg for at least one…) This is just a snap shot of the notable retirement trends in the last few months of Retirement Year #1- since Post #48 dated July 11- life events and considerations for where being retired changes how one Continue reading
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#56 – Scams
Been two plus months with no comments…..will keep plugging away! Just got back from visiting my parents again and helping them celebrate Mom’s 92nd birthday. I used to worry about my parents getting caught up in a financial scam- still do. But it recently dawned on me that I now fall into that “primary target Continue reading
#55 – The Four Per Cent Rule
So that last week of September was a bit rough on many folks. Stock markets took a good-sized downturn Hurricane Ian inflicted great damage in Florida Surgeons took a good chunk of cancer from my upper lip We can choose not to dwell on that week and move forward to better things (much easier for Continue reading
#54 – Surgery
Ah, the greatly increased chances of requiring surgery as we get older, yes? Six months ago I had a small spot on my upper lip test positive for Basal Cell Carcinoma, and finally had the surgery two days ago to remove it, followed by reconstructive surgery yesterday. There was considerably more cancer than what showed Continue reading
#53 – Revisiting Social Security
This is a revision of post #15 on Social Security (SS) from early May last year. So much has changed since then which impacts the financial world: Russia invading Ukraine, inflation at levels we haven’t seen in 40 years, interest rates being pushed up to address this inflation, price of oil peaking at > $120/barrel Continue reading
#52 – “How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?”
I really dislike this question. It’s the marketing title of so many articles and other media sources that want to catch one’s attention and educate the intended audience- and often sell them their related financial product. It goes right along with similarly related marketing click-bait: “Will I run out of money before I die?” Guess Continue reading
#51 – Happiness
Starting my next set of 50 posts now. Haven’t had a comment in almost two months, but we keep pressing forward with posts about retired life. I’m doing something different this time. Below is an excerpt from a book titled The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, most recently released in 2020. See what you Continue reading
#50 – A Full Week
Well here it is, post #50! If you were expecting a special subject or a major announcement, am afraid I’m going to disappoint you, my apologies. If I get to 100 posts, I’ll plan ahead better and perhaps come up with something worth celebrating. Maybe I’ll have five regular readers by then! Last weekend I Continue reading
#49 – Recent Road Trip
It’s really nice knowing we can just decide one day to hop in the car and take off for a destination, although this wasn’t the case last week. Beth had not seen our granddaughter in almost four months, so we headed up to the DC area for a couple of days to see she and Continue reading
#48 – First Six Months of Retirement, Thoughts
Hey, almost to milestone post #50…….haven’t had a comment in at least a month, but the posts will keep on coming. The six month mark seemed to be a good time to make an initial assessment of this retired life. Overall, I approve! Certainly not missing being part of the full time workforce, and very Continue reading