(This is a major revision of post #68, titled “Retirement Resources”, which started out with just a few useful websites on retirement subjects. It didn’t address any of the retirement-themed podcasts or books I’ve consumed over the past four years, so now I’m going to try and make a manageable list of my preferred resources Continue reading
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#94 – More Than Enough
Just finished Mike Piper’s book titled More Than Enough which touches on many other retirement life blog themes- challenges in switching from saving to spending, living with purpose, giving while still alive, and other related topics. The author highlights the trend where so many retirees go the extra mile to ensure they have enough resources Continue reading
#91 – Landscaping
This is one of those subjects for which you have a passion….or not. I am not a landscape expert, but after 40 plus years of yard care experience, I’ve made more than my share of mistakes and have learned at least a small handful of lessons. Besides, one of the purposes of this blog is Continue reading
#90 – Lifelong Learning: Initial Thoughts
My son is closing in on completing his formal, school-centric education after 25 consecutive years in the classroom and/or research lab. I anticipate that from now on his lifetime learning trajectory will be fueled primarily through less formal means during his workforce years and beyond (not that the informal learning was lacking during these past Continue reading
#88 – “Retirement Wisdom”
This is a review of an interesting retirement-centric website, one with several useful tools for those approaching retirement, or who have recently reached this stage of life. The website is retirementwisdom.com While it’s a well-put-together site, keep in mind that this is just an entry portal to a company with a wide variety of tools….and Continue reading
#82 – From Saving to Spending (Part 2)
My intent with this “Part 2” post was to delve deeper into the psychological influences on the transition from saving during our work force years to spending in our retirement years. The more I researched, the more it became clear that I was getting into areas over my head- plus it would probably make for Continue reading
#80 – From Saving to Spending
(I’ve edited this post which originally included a brief summary of a trip up to DC. This retirement subject, however, needs more room for content, so we’ll commit a separate post to the trip and add to this deserving subject) This retirement subject came up in a couple other posts, and if you spend time Continue reading
#68 – Retirement Information Resources
A quick personal update first FWIW….cold weather puts me in a traveling mood, I guess, so during Jan/Feb I took off for trips to DC (twice), Hawaii and LAX/San Diego, in some cases to escape cold weather and in almost all cases to visit family/friends. Guess which trip Beth came along (hint: Hawaii hotel reservations Continue reading
#63 – Leaving a Legacy
How could I not have touched on this retirement subject earlier? Start with a general definition of a legacy. To me, a legacy is how (or what) you want you, or your family, to be remembered. Doesn’t have to be financially or materially related. One can leave a documented family history, or a video interview Continue reading
#45 – FIRE
This post likely won’t impact retirees/almost retirees, but it may very well shed light on the future of their children and grand children, so it might be worth one’s time to learn about the FIRE Movement. FIRE stands for Financially Independent, Retire Early. During related conversations you may hear reference to just “FI”. As Millennialists, Continue reading