Retired and 'Stuck' With a Mortgage Below 4%? You Have Options
You may feel like a mortgage prisoner, but your options may be more doable than you think....
kiplinger.com
May 11 2024
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For me, retirement is about rediscovering myself
This is my first Saturday of being retired. I finished my last work project on Wednesday and it's taken me until today to start to feel like maybe it's true. I started to know I needed to retire about...
reddit.com
May 11 2024
Socializing after retirement , it’s not so easy.
I retired a couple years ago and have found my groove and hobbies. If anything, I’d say I feel busier than I ever imagined I would be. Unfortunately I feel I have a void that I haven’t fou...
reddit.com
May 10 2024
Critical “friend” advice for group of friends
We are so lucky to have a close group of friends for more than 50 years. Now that we are retired, we have been traveling together. Each trip we take, one guy becomes increasingly obnoxious and rude. H...
reddit.com
May 09 2024
Meet the FIRE Savers Who Retired Early
Meet the schemers and savers obsessed with ending their careers as early as possible....
nytimes.com
May 07 2024
People who consider themselves retired but are doing consulting, how is it?
I decided to do some consulting for my former employer at their request, with guard rails that it be half-time, six months duration, and that it’d be W2 so I don’t have to form an LLC and ...
reddit.com
May 06 2024
Retirement hobbies are the key
I've been retired for a good number of years. When I first retired I was nervous about sitting around twiddling my thumbs and doing nothing. So I decided to get back to hobbies I had or get into new h...
reddit.com
May 05 2024
IRMAA is taken care of! I'm thrilled.
I retired at the end of August, after all bonuses and retention incentives had paid out. Because it had been a good year, I knew I was likely to get a hit with IRMAA, both with Medicare B and D. Becau...
reddit.com
May 03 2024
What's your fav thing about being retired? Mine is sleeping late every morning.
Followed by being able to spend my time doing whatever I want ? submitted by /u/StrawberryJuicyJam[visit reddit] [comments]...
reddit.com
May 02 2024
Have you found real remote work?
I get tons of ads for remote work but many are just influencers trying to make a buck. I’m a retired teacher, so I could tutor and am also interested in doing research. Does anyone do part time ...
reddit.com
May 02 2024
Daytime errands are so much easier
So, two weeks ago retired after working for 50 years in the building and construction industry. I’ve basically been just decompressing since then, even though I still can’t sleep in. I sti...
reddit.com
May 01 2024
Why are we afraid of retirement?
I retired last year at 60. My wife plans on retiring next April at 60 as well. We’ve done ok in life relatively speaking. We will be able to buy a retirement home and live near our kids fairly c...
reddit.com
May 01 2024
Retired people, what's on the docket for today?
Let's share slice of life for this particular day. What do you have going on? What do you plan to do? If the answer is "nothing", then what does nothing look like for you? If you happen to be really b...
reddit.com
Apr 30 2024
Retired and finding it very difficult to allow myself to spend money
Retirement is great but not exactly what I had envisioned. I'm not complaining! I pay all my monthly bills with automatic withdrawals from my brokerage account. I have more than enough money for every...
reddit.com
Apr 29 2024
Five Ways to Make Retirement a Little Less Scary
To avoid lying awake at night once you’re retired, consider having these strategies in place before you take the plunge....
kiplinger.com
Apr 28 2024
Plan Ahead To Prevent The Retired Widow’s Money Crunch
It’s inevitable that one spouse or partner will live alone at some point in their life; plan ahead to make sure the survivor will be OK financially....
forbes.com
Apr 26 2024
What's another word or phrase to use instead of "retirement"?
I'm 62, and will be "retired" fully within the year (10 more months). My hubby is 53 and will likely retire in a couple years. What bothers both of us is that we feel the word 'retirement' has such a ...
reddit.com
Apr 24 2024
Pets in retirement can be expensive
Pets can be expensive in retirement, not retired yet, 8 more months. We have have 4 pets 2 dogs and two cats. One cat is diabetic so we have the insulin cost every 3 months. We have pet insurance on b...
reddit.com
Apr 23 2024
Housework after retirement? Is it really retirement for both of you?
In the last year I left my full time job and began working part time 20 hours/week. I consider myself semi- retired. But since my spouse is still working full time, I've taken on almost all the househ...
reddit.com
Apr 18 2024
Just retired but extraordinary levels of stress and anxiety…
I just ended a very high stress job as a clinical supervisor in a rather wild and dysfunctional community mental health setting. After 17 years working in the front lines of trauma, 15 years in educat...
reddit.com
Apr 17 2024
WSJ: All My Friends Are Retired. Why Am I Still Working?
Interesting column in the Wall Street Journal; curious how it strikes people here (both those who have yet to retire, and those who are already retired). I am very much in the group that the author de...
reddit.com
Apr 15 2024
Are there groups like SCORE folur non-executives?
Service Corp of Retired Executives is a volunteer group where former execs can give back- typically to start ups or non profits. Are there any groups with a similar mission where non executives can co...
reddit.com
Apr 11 2024
I wake up each morning and remember that I’m retired. Then I smile.
I have been retired for 2 years and have loved every minute of it. Run each morning (weather permitting), then hit gym, go play pickleball. Then it’s household chores or just hanging out on the ...
reddit.com
Apr 09 2024
Did not expect the days to fly by so fast
I (66m) retired officially March 1. I had been on family leave since December to care for my dying son at a hospice. I basically lived there. He was a firefighter who fell in line of duty. To experien...
reddit.com
Apr 09 2024
How do you use LinkedIn in Retirement?
After years as an industry leader, I am trying to figure out if/how to use Linkedin now that I am retired. Do I just lurk and see what my former colleagues, friends, former employers, and former compe...
reddit.com
Apr 08 2024
What is your sleeping pattern now that you are retired? Are you getting 8 hours?
My last work day was last Friday but I have been on garden leave for 4 weeks before that so it’s been a month of not working already. I am finally fully retired. Woo hoo! The first thing that I ...
reddit.com
Apr 07 2024
Started to trade as soon as I retired…
Hello fellow retirees! I retired just recently and now have lots of time available to do what I like. I have always loved trading. Whenever had time, I would always do great. Whenever I didn’t h...
reddit.com
Apr 01 2024
Recalculate delay retirement
I retired in May of 2022 at 69+2 two month which should have given me 25.3 delayed credits birthday being 3/23/53 however I only received 22.7 credits witch put my credits back to January 2022 I was t...
community.aarp.org
Apr 01 2024
Estimating Yearly Total Medical Costs
For those that keep track/spreadsheet expenses, are you able to share your total all-in medical/healthcare cost for a year? I'll be retiring end of this year. Husband already is retired but on my comp...
reddit.com
Mar 31 2024
If retired, do you find it hard to spend even though you have the money?
What kind of logical and/or illogical reasons stop you from spending in retirement and drawing down your nest egg? submitted by /u/victorlazlow1[visit reddit] [comments]...
reddit.com
Mar 23 2024
A Provider’s Clock For Men Is Like A Biological Clock For Women
Lately, I've been pondering why I have less admiration for men who claim to be retired but have a working spouse. Is it fueled by envy? It's possible, considering I wouldn't mind if my wife were the b...
financialsamurai.com
Mar 20 2024
What do you do all day now that you are retired ?
I am retiring soon just coming up to sixty. I am a little concerned that when I retire, I will not have things to do. I know I have lots of tasks to do round the house and garden, but I mean social ac...
reddit.com
Mar 20 2024
Moving from New York to California
I'm retired living on Long Island, New York. My son lives in California and I'd like to be near him. Is it best to have my furniture sent via moving company and drive there with my daughter or (as my ...
reddit.com
Mar 20 2024
Is there any value to having an HSA account while retired?
I’m 67, and I have an active HSA account from my former employer, though there is zero balance in it because we spent it down last year and of course there are no more employer contributions. No...
reddit.com
Mar 18 2024
What is your singular favorite thing about being retired?
If you had to pick one, just one favorite thing about being retired what would it be? Spending time with grandchildren? Not having a boss to answer to? Sleeping in? The pure overall freedom? Feeling a...
reddit.com
Mar 13 2024
?? Find Out if the Rust Belt Is Right for Your Retirement (AARP Article)
ANYONE MOVED BACK TO THEIR "HOMETOWN" TO RETIRE OR LEFT FLORIDA OR WANT TO MOVE TO FLORIDA? ? WELL, I AM LIVING IN "BOTH" FLORIDA AND VIRGINIA WHILE I "VERY SLOWLY" MOVE BACK TO FLORIDA. RETIRED! ? FR...
community.aarp.org
Mar 13 2024
Share a memory of your travel … whether you retired or not
Let’s change the subject a bit. Whether you have retired or not, do you have one favorite photo that brings back a great the memory of the place you have been? My wife and I love to travel and v...
reddit.com
Mar 11 2024
Surprise Retirement-Trying to Make the Best of It
A few weeks ago my husband (60) received an early morning phone call from his manager and the HR representative, letting him know that he is retired effective immediately. He had planned to work anoth...
reddit.com
Mar 08 2024
Over Half of Americans Think There’s a Retirement Crisis
There is a looming retirement crisis. It’s not a possibility. It’s about to be a reality for many Americans. According to a survey by Clever, “Two-thirds of retired Americans say the...
401kmaneuver.com
Mar 06 2024
Who was the first person you told once you made the final decision to retire?
Aside from your spouse or partner, if applicable, who is the first person you told once you made the final decision to retire? Why that person? I have friends who have retired and my guess is that I w...
reddit.com
Mar 06 2024
Has anyone set up a Pet Trust or Similar
I'm single, retired and all my friends have relocated to warmer climes. Luckily, I have 3 cats to keep me company, and I'd like to make sure they don't end up in shelters if (god forbid) something hap...
reddit.com
Mar 05 2024
Just completed my first week of retirement - I want to keep my brain healthy!
I am enjoying being retired so far. Haven't really done much except for a little more reading. My question is what have you retired folks done to ensure your brain stays healthy? My husband is 70 and ...
reddit.com
Feb 28 2024
Been there, done that. What else is there?
We're 10 years retired, in adequate health but not up to hikes, and tired of the culture. The things that have sustained us such as live music pale as we no longer want to go out at night. TV sucks, e...
reddit.com
Feb 28 2024
I'm a 69y female recently retired with minimal income.
Hi all. I'm realizing that I cannot do all the things I want to do in retirement. I was so stressed in my previous job that I felt I had to retire. Now that I'm feeling healthier, is it wise to return...
reddit.com
Feb 24 2024
Decision to pull the plug to retire
I am curious to learn from those who retired. I am almost there or even there from a financial perspective. But I am finding myself delaying citing the following reasons I don't hate my job- it is tol...
reddit.com
Feb 22 2024
USA-EU retired dual national or USA retired to EU
Have any of you retired to the EU in your retirement? Are you splitting your time between the USA and the EU or are you retired to the EU 100% of the time? How is that going for you overall? Was it wh...
reddit.com
Feb 22 2024
What’s your asset allocation in retirement?
I read recently several investors claiming their portfolio returns are north of 15% and I’m wondering how they’re accomplishing that. I’m guessing they’re not retired yet so th...
reddit.com
Feb 20 2024
Did your energy level go up when you retired?
I am a little over three years away from retirement. I feel like I don't have much energy left after a day of work. My job is not physically demanding, but it is stressful. I feel like it is too close...
reddit.com
Feb 16 2024
A Happy, Healthy, and Fulfilling Retirement
When I retired I began reading academic publications that were relevant to "retirement." I created a free resource... Designing Your Retirement is a free instructional manual to help retirees have hap...
community.aarp.org
Feb 15 2024
Retirement homes really small or really big
I’m wondering how many people now retired have elected to live in a “tiny home”, where tiny home is defined as 400 sq ft (37 sq m) or less. How are you enjoying it? Any thoughts abou...
reddit.com
Feb 13 2024