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67F, widow, worked since age 15. Last Friday was my final day at my job of 34 years (health IT as a large hospital system). I am off all this week and accepted a much better paying, 100% job at a larg...
Money isn’t just math. It’s stress, ego, and late-night panic. It’s the way you feel when your paycheck hits, and the way you react when the market tanks. Most people don’t fai...
Welp, I guess we’re all headed into a recession now. It doesn’t matter whether you’re rich, poor, a leftie or ... Read more...
Welp, I guess we’re all headed into a recession now. It doesn’t matter whether you’re rich, poor, a leftie or a right-winger, Canadian, European, Chinese, or American. Stock markets ...
Money is everywhere, but most people have no clue how to handle it. Just look around, grown adults drowning in debt, stuck in the paycheck-to-paycheck grind, wondering why they’re always broke. ...
Tuesday, March 11 - Monday, March 17, 2025 Most Commented score comments title & link 137 240 comments What lessons did you learn from helping your own parents manage their stuff? Top Comments sco...
If you're over 60, it's time to stop certain habits that may be holding you back from fully enjoying your retirement. In this video, I’ll share key lessons learned from working with retirees, in...
My father did me the benefit of moving out of a big house and into a smaller condo when he turned 65, but that was only part of the picture. He was certainly not a hoarder, but he had So. Much. Stuff....
If you're dreaming of retiring early, here's what you can learn from others who've successfully accomplished that goal....
ProFeds Founder, Chris Kowalik, makes some observations about what we’ve learned so far about the original Deferred Resignation offer to help federal employees better navigate this next round of...
Now that WCICON25 is officially over, let's go behind the scenes while I tell you some of my favorite stories from the conference. The post Highlights and Behind the Scenes Stories from WCICON25 (Wher...
The Great Recession wasn’t just a market crash, it was a wake-up call. One day, people felt financially stable. The next, jobs were gone, home values crumbled, and retirement accounts took a bea...
What lessons can a mudslide teach us about retirement planning? In this episode, Ryan Thacker and Tyson Thacker share a powerful metaphor of water wreaking havoc, drawing from a personal…...
People love to say, “Times are different now.” Sure, technology has advanced, and we’re not waiting in bread lines, but human nature hasn’t changed. Money mistakes today look a...
Are you making the most of your wealth opportunities, or are common financial myths holding you back? In this episode, Tyson and Ryan Thacker chat with Tom Hegna, a renowned…...
It's totally impractical, super challenging and yet living without money is an intriguing concept. Learn a little bit more about an alternative way of life. The post Surprising Lessons from People Who...
My mom passed away over five years ago, and the last time I went to church service with her, I took her to see Joel Osteen. That moment stuck with me, not because of the church itself, but because of ...
In this episode, Nancy shares some of the things she has learned throughout her 30 years of working in the field of retirement planning. As she heads into retirement herself, she reflects on her exper...
What does a soccer game have in common with retirement planning? On today’s episode, we are going to break down the retirement playbook and what lessons we can learn from retirement’s All-...
For what it’s worth, I retired at 42. With over two decades in financial services, a CFA designation, and a mix of real estate and investment strategies, I reached financial independence without...
The risk of being sued is the elephant in the room during every clinical encounter with patients. Here's what to do if it happens. The post What (Not) to Do If You’re Sued — Lessons from a...
Today is the anniversary of my last day of work six years ago. At the end of the workday on December 31, 2018, I became free in a sense. That was the day my early retirement began. If you’ve dre...
Christine Benz, Morningstar director of personal finance and retirement planning, explains the key lessons from her book on retiring successfully....
Older workers share key financial lessons like saving for retirement earlier, maximizing…...
Are you recently retired or hoping to retire soon? What could you learn from the people who retired successfully before you? What were their best decisions? And what were their…...
We can learn a lot from John Dutton's estate planning mistakes. Here are just a few that relate to families in general and family businesses in particular....
In this heartfelt episode of the "Rock Your Retirement" podcast, Kathe and Barbara discuss a cherished tradition they each hold dear: taking their grandchildren or nieces and nephews on special trips....
Over the past few months, I’ve been having different members of the Abundo Wealth team contribute regular blog posts. They’ve focused on different technical topics we encounter with client...
Do you or any people you know have phobias? Well, on this episode we look to have a little fun in drawing some financial analogies from some of the worlds strangest phobias and discuss potential lesso...
If you think an investment is too good to be true (or that it might be a Ponzi scheme), here's how you can avoid making a big money mistake. The post Don’t Invest in ‘Too Good to Be True&r...
On April 12, 2015, I published my first post. In the nine years since I’ve kept writing… and writing…and writing. I’ve published 428 articles about retirement (see my Archive...
Life is weird sometimes. We spend the first half of our lives trying not to get pregnant, and the 2nd half trying to get pregnant. And that’s how I found myself injecting strange chemicals into ...
Six months ago, I posted about my fears and elation about getting the offer of one year's salary upon voluntary relinquishment of tenure and immediate retirement (see here: https://www.reddit.com/r/re...
I had an unexpected but enlightening conversation with a close friend the other day, and it made me rethink how I’m raising my twin daughters. I’ve always thought of compliments as a way t...
I recently attended the 2024 Bogleheads Conference. This was my second time attending. You may not be familiar with the Bogleheads. In my write-up of the 2022 conference, I explain what a Boglehead is...
Have you ever experienced a financial setback? On this episode, we delve into this topic and provide a variety of questions to help learn lessons and a process designed to help recover Glenn is availa...
Lessons from Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman's book "Noise" can help you make better financial decisions. Find out how. The post Shhhh: Hush Noise (It’s Different than Bias) for Better Financ...
It's truly wise to learn from the mistakes of others. On this episode we discuss potential lessons that could be learned by understanding the regrets of other retirees. Glenn is available for in perso...
Recently, I hit a major milestone in my journey to overcome what I like to call “frugality disease.” I spent $160 for an hour of private lessons for my two kids. In the past, I would&rsquo...
Learned helplessness can sneak up on you and impact your ability to make the good financial decisions. Learn how to spot and overcome it. The post Learned Helplessness: Is it Impacting Your Wealth? Se...
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was driving on Southwest Trafficway, heading to my office on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. When I walked inside the world had changed. My colleagues we...
I'm in my mid-50s. My dad is in his early 80s. My mom passed away several years ago and my brother last year, so it's just me and my dad now. What have I learned? There's early retirement and later re...
Every one of us has a different tolerance for risk. We even have different risk tolerances at different points in our lives. In this episode, we’ll learn about Mike and Judy’s comfort leve...
It's been eight years since I left my full-time job, and here's what I learned from the last three years of post-FI life! Read more → The post Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom appe...
When my wife was pregnant with our first child, I put a lot of thought into what life lessons to teach our kid. I was in my late 30s and stewing over how old I would be as they grew up. I kept thinkin...
It's been five years since we opened our plastic surgery practice. Here are all the lessons we've learned in the past half-decade. The post Our 5-Year Update After Starting a Medical Practice appeared...
I am currently 60 (F). I work full-time and based on information that I have learned in the past few months it is likely that my job/role will be ending by the end of December 2025. At that point I wi...
None of us want to end up rolling down a nursing home hallway in a wheelchair, right? If that’s how you feel, it raises a question… What are you doing […] The post Longevity Lesson...
I immigrated to the United States when I was six years old. For the first three years of my American ... Read more...
It can be very hard to manage an aging parent at a distance when the elder's problems fall on only one person. Learn from one who learned how to do it....