Tag: retirement planning
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What is the sweet spot for your retirement? Money vs Time – the ultimate question
When you are considering when to retire, there is usually the typical question of “do I have enough money” – which is for almost everyone the most important question to ask. However, you should also be asking “how much time do I have left to do what I want”, which only you can answer based… Read more
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Why do you want to retire?
That may seem like an obvious thing to answer, like who doesn’t love the idea of not working any longer? But if you really give it some thought it’s not so obvious. Most people may not love their jobs (it’s been said that anywhere between 50-85% of people in the US are not satisfied with… Read more
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Retirement delimma -how long must I keep working?
So how long must I keep working? That is the question that almost all pre-retirees ask themselves. I struggled over that question as well, being one of the many people who have been in the same job for many years and really couldn’t wait to do something else. But what if money wasn’t the real… Read more
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What age do you want to retire?
And don’t say ASAP… If you are like most people, you would like to retire as soon as possible. Or at least as soon as you can and still be able to sustain a reasonable lifestyle, right? The thing is, we are all a little different – with different backgrounds, careers, and different genetic makeup… Read more
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Questions to ask in retirement
There are many questions to ask yourself when you are seriously considering retirement for the first time, or even the second time. Most of those questions surround the financial arena, such as “do I have enough money” or even “will I run out of money” – these are the most serious questions we all ask… Read more
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What’s up with boomer bashing?
Hello, it’s me again! I wanted to reach out and discuss something that I have seen quite a bit of lately – boomer bashing. This is where the younger folks (obviously younger than retirees) are having quite a bit of fun with making fun of us “boomers” as they love to call us. Yes, I’m… Read more
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Retirement planning – when to start
If you wanted to retire right now, would you be able to? What would stop you, is it the money or something else? We all think we want to retire ASAP – but when we start to think more clearly about the reasons we want to retire, it is not as simple as it sounds.… Read more