Category: Retirement
Retirement can be the best time of your life
What’s Going On With Social Security Right Now?
Let’s start with the basics: Social Security isn’t breaking tomorrow, but it is definitely acting its age. In 2026, retirees are seeing a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of about 2.8 percent, which means your monthly check is a bit bigger than last year, roughly $56 more on average, depending on your benefit amount. That’s helpful, though… Read more
The New Age of Longevity: Live Longer, Live Better, or Just Live Longer?
If someone had told me 20 years ago that we’d be talking about longevity as if it’s the latest smartphone app with new features every week, I might have laughed and said, “Great, can it make coffee too?” Yet here we are. The science of living longer isn’t just a fringe topic for tech billionaires… Read more
Las 10 preguntas más importantes que debes hacerte antes de jubilarte
Retirement has a funny way of sneaking up on us. One minute we’re counting down vacation days, the next minute we’re staring at a calendar with absolutely nothing circled in red. When I first started thinking seriously about retirement, I assumed the biggest questions would be financial. How much money do I need, will it… Read more
La prueba de realidad de la jubilación: ¿Qué tan preparados están los mayores de 60?
Let’s start with the numbers, because cold hard facts are like kale smoothies, tough to swallow, but ultimately good for you. According to data from recent Federal Reserve research, about 88 percent of Americans aged 60 and over have some retirement savings, which sounds reassuring at first glance. But here’s the twist: only 51 percent… Read more
Cuando la jubilación se queda atascada en los “viejos buenos tiempos”
I’ll be the first to admit it, nostalgia is comforting. There is something soothing about remembering a time when gas was cheap, phones were attached to walls, and nobody expected you to learn a new app just to read a restaurant menu. In retirement, memories can feel like old friends, always available, never judgmental, and… Read more
Los costes ocultos de la jubilación de los que nadie te advierte
When I first started writing about retirement, I assumed most people worried about the big obvious things. Housing, healthcare, food, taxes, maybe the occasional vacation if the budget allowed. Those are the headline expenses, the ones everyone talks about. What surprised me, and what continues to surprise many retirees I hear from, are the unexpected… Read more
Cómo los jubilados pueden reducir legalmente los impuestos federales en la jubilación
When I first retired, I naively assumed my tax days were behind me. After all, I wasn’t earning a paycheck anymore, my briefcase was collecting dust, and my alarm clock had officially been fired. Surely Uncle Sam would leave me alone now, right? Safe withdrawal for tax purposes are important, but there’s more. What I… Read more
Los mayores mitos sobre la jubilación revelados – No caigas en ellos
If retirement came with a warranty, the fine print would probably say, “Results may vary wildly from expectations.” Before I retired, I carried around a tidy little bundle of assumptions about what life would look like once the alarm clock stopped yelling at me. Some of those assumptions came from coworkers, some from financial ads… Read more
Por qué las parejas casadas necesitan honestidad financiera más que nunca en la jubilación
Retirement has a funny way of shining a very bright light into corners we didn’t spend much time looking at while we were working. Some of those corners are emotional, some are psychological, and some are purely financial. And if there is one place where retirement absolutely refuses to tolerate secrets, it is money. Learn… Read more
Cómo las calculadoras de jubilación realmente te ayudan a saber si estás listo para jubilarte
I’ll be honest, the first time I used a retirement calculator, I was hoping it would pat me on the head, tell me I was doing great, and confirm that I could retire immediately and live happily ever after. Instead, it gave me a number that made me blink twice and check if I had… Read more