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I retired in September '24 after burning out during the pandemic and caregiving a demented parent. That parent (the last one) died 2 years ago and then I spent a year dealing with the physical aspects...
I'm still working, born in 1959, and making more than I have in my top 35 years, so working still is going to be bonus additional money. Has anyone ever done this before? Everyone I know retired and s...
We asked 15 questions to determine how those who have retired got there. So far, about 125 people have responded. Here's what they said. The post ‘I Got Poor Advice from an Accountant . . . That’s a B...
I (62yr) retired and still trying to find myself and my daily routine. When I retired, my gut told me not to really tell everyone, just immediate family that I retired. Of course, I did let out the ne...
Hello, I'm a reporter, often writing about aging. I wrote a story for Bloomberg Businessweek with advice from people who have retired about how to do it right. I wanted to share, because I had a very ...
Tuesday, April 07 - Monday, April 13, 2026 Most Commented score comments title & link 19 25 comments Retired folks: Best time of year to save money on home improvement projects? Top Comments score com...
I am not yet retired but getting my ducks in order. I am a NYS teacher. If I retire at 62 I need to pay for my own insurance until Medicare at 65. The school’s health insurance for both my husband and...
Hi! I very suddenly retired (two weeks notice) from a job I adored (long story, management suddenly changed my job description and I didn’t care to stay). I’m about six weeks in and still in the nappi...
I retired almost a year ago and still often feel like I’m settling in. I’ve had several large and small projects that are keeping me busy, but I’m also learning to relax and not worry about deadlines ...
We are 68 and retired with $6.8 million. I just want to help our adult kids pay for daycare and camp for our grandchildren. Should I stop?
Tuesday, March 31 - Monday, April 06, 2026 Most Commented score comments title & link 182 128 comments Small adventures on the cheaper side 377 79 comments I've Been Retired For Three Years. It's Time...
It's already been almost 2 years since I retired and I still sometimes wake up in a panic that I'm late for work, or I didn't finish some project or something. I retired as my kids were starting colle...
Tuesday, March 24 - Monday, March 30, 2026 Top Comments score comment 28 /u/Beginning_Lifeguard7 said I retired 6 years ago at 60. I’ve always said there are two birthdays that count 21 so you can dri...
I think most of the folks that post here are at the early stages of retirement. I retired at 61 (forced). Now at 65. I had a little spot on my face. I have had it for long time. PCP never said anythin...
We retired last year at 67 with $3.1 million. My husband works two days a week, but it's interfering with the travel I want to plan. Help!
Retired in my early 60's. Then spent 9 years working part time at a local business. As expected I was surrounded by much younger people. For them the job was a career. I didn't need the job which of c...
does anyone else's retirement plan depend quite heavily on s⁰cial security? if so, is that a major concern? I would love to hear from others who have retired or are retiring soon, who are heavily depe...
So, hear me out. My husband and I could have retired sooner, but we were having a difficult time trusting that we were ready. We had a pretty good portfolio of investments and savings, but was it enou...
When I retired in 2018, I implemented the Bucket Strategy. What would have happened if I had used the 60/40 Portfolio instead? I decided to find out. For today’s post, […] The post The 60/40 Portfolio...
Can I (61F) defer taking payments from my retirement account when I retire at 65 and start withdrawing when I hit 70? Hubby (76M) has been retired since 65. He wants me to go out sooner but I just can...
I retired June 1, 2024. My wife is still working, her planned last day is June 30, this year. Here's a few things I've noticed.... I'm maintaining our 'retirement fund' portfolio at Vanguard in the 60...
Retired since Jan 2025 - after a 9-10 month decompression I’m finally enjoying the ultimate retirement luxury - TIME Time for reading especially. Since my job (lawyer) involved many hours of reading p...
Once you're retired, your focus should shift from maximum growth to strategic preservation and purposeful planning to help safeguard your wealth.
I am 66 and my sister is 76, her husband is 84. We are both married, retired, have homes. But. I have several degrees, had a really good job in tech as did my wife. We saved enough money and are grate...
I’m retired and wife now wants to retire and added she wants to buy a sprinter van and dive all over the USA. She thinks this may be more economical than flying, renting car and staying in motel. Ther...
I have an HSA that , when I was, working, I could control the amount of cash (as opposed to investments) during direct deposit in it by choosing certain amount of max cash. Now that I am retired and n...
As a semi-retired physician, here's how I handled a huge bull run and the tariff fears in 2025. I definitely made some investing mistakes. The post What’s Your ‘Sleep Well’ Number? Lessons from a Mark...
I was listening to a recent podcast with Morgan Housel. I have a lot of respect for Morgan, so was disappointed to hear him say this: Everyone I know who retired early has gone back to work. My experi...
When planning for retirement a major question is how much money will you need per year to live on. For all you who have been through that and are retired, are you finding that you are spending more in...
In these sun-soaked, welcoming beachside cities, retired couples can live the good life on a monthly budget of $3,208 or less...
I have been retired 1 year. I made about 50k managing my fidelity IRA and overall made around 10%. My plan was to take 4% a year or 20k so that tracks. I keep 6 months of bills in savings currently an...
Hi all, Not retired yet and I’ve got 6 years to go. However, I’m in a weird spot. I don’t have time to do activities during the day and my work is not predictable as to when it ends each day. Thus, I ...
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Bill Gates Having been retired for over 10 years now and taken 9 y...
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Wow, 2025 has been a tumultuous year. Life has been pretty crazy at the RB40 household as well. RB40Jr started high school, Mrs. RB40 retired, the Retire ... Read more Th...
During my free financial review of my rollover IRA, I was feeling pretty good about how far it had come. Back when I retired from finance in April 2012, I had about $300,000 in my 401(k). After leavin...
My wife and I (both retired, not working jobs) are strongly considering San Diego CA as our final living destination. Austin TX is just getting too hot, and it will only get worse. 8 months of summer,...
Tuesday, October 28 - Monday, November 03, 2025 Most Commented score comments title & link 63 144 comments For those with partners, who retired first and why? 37 36 comments Related to a recent po...
I retired about 4 months ago. We downsized to a single story with plans for it to be our forever home about 6 years ago. One bonus was the really large backyard for our urban/suburban area. But I&rsqu...
I retired at 42. That was four years ago. A reader from my (forever free) newsletter recently asked me: “What do your income streams look like?” It’s a fair question. Most people exp...
We've heard this hundreds of time... 'I wish someone had warned me about this when I retired.' More often than not, they're referring to one of five key challenges that catch many retirees by surprise...
I’m 61 and “retired” 4 months ago. Arthritis is taking its toll and I wanted time before I’m not able to do more than hang out in front of a tv. My wife plans to work for 5 mor...
A fellow FIRE blogger, MrNomadNumbers, came to visit us in Valencia recently and showed me some AI capabilities that blew my mind. Before he retired, he was a software developer, like us, so he knows ...
I retired 18 months ago and feel like I’m starting to get into my groove. I’m getting into new patterns of activity, new volunteer work, and creating new social networks. I’m keeping...
We asked 15 questions to determine how those who have retired got there. So far, dozens of readers have responded. Here's what they said. The post Real Life Examples of How WCIers Live, Worry, and Wit...
Hello fellow retirees. I've been retired since June 2024 and have gotten into reading again after 30 yrs of a career that consumed all of my time and brain capacity. I'm now on a first name basis with...
As a condition of retirement, did you have any professional milestones or accomplishments that prompted you to retire, or that you wanted to do before you retired? I’m not talking about obvious ...
Imagine if you had the opportunity to sit down with the people who have retired successfully before you and learn from their hard-fought lessons. What were their biggest mistakes? And…...
I retired from my position in January 2025. I continue to receive the odd request from persons/organizations related to my position former position, through my personal cell # that was attached to the...
I read a thread a while back about which trips could be potentially physically challenging, and therefore should not be put off after retirement. I just retired this past June. We are now finishing ou...
Bit of a strange one — my wife and I both retired recently, and I didn’t expect this part to be the hard bit. We get on fine, but suddenly we’re in the same space all day, every day,...