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Another year is upon us and it’s a great time to assess how ready you are for retirement to kick off 2023. If you’re retiring this year, it’s essential to have some concrete answers ...
In early January, Social Security’s retiring Chief Actuary, Steve Goss, releasedan actuarial valuation of a proposal intended to improve the solvency of the Social Security trust funds based on ...
Tuesday, January 21 - Monday, January 27, 2025 Most Commented score comments title & link 57 132 comments Retiring before your spouse? How did it go? Top Comments score comment 24 /u/roblewk said ...
Chuck Pagano is joining the Baltimore Ravens after retiring four years ago. Here's what it takes to unretire....
I am retiring very soon. The wife and I are wanting to leave the cheap cost of living small town we live in now and move closer to our kids. Unfortunately, we will need to spend roughly an extra $300K...
We make a large salary, and we're retiring in our 40s later this year. Here are my biggest fears and most rational thoughts about it. The post Giving Up a $250,000 Salary to Retire Early Is Hard appea...
Just turned 64M. I plan on retiring in September. I’ve lived in Tallahassee Fl for 22 years. My wife passed away December 23’ and I just think it would be easier for me to continue on in a...
As a retiring lifetime investor in ETFs and mutual funds, I want to add some stability to my portfolio. For me, that means adding bonds (probably to get to a 70/30 ratio). The learning curve is steep ...
Sometimes life throws curveballs, and you may end up retiring earlier than planned. In this episode, we dive into JP Morgan’s data on why people retire earlier than expected and discuss how to p...
If any of these signs ring true, retiring in 2025 may be in your cards....
Retiring abroad can be a dream come true if you have a good grip on your finances. Here's what you need to know to make it a reality....
Background information: I'm currently 66-4 months and full retirement age is 66-8 months. My wife is 55. I retired 2 years ago and my wife will be retiring in 2 months. We both are collecting decent p...
I am a Canadian/US dual citizen who has spent most of their adult working life in the US - I will have SS, a 401k, an IRA, etc. For a variety of reasons, retiring to Canada is attractive. The primary ...
Happy retirement, all. My husband is retiring in May at 65.5 yrs (so on Medicare) and with our institutional healthcare plan, which happens to be an Advantage plan (Humana, it's negotiated by our stat...
I'm wondering if there are things that you guys added or changed about your home to make it more FUN since, for most, you have more time in your home upon retiring. Met somebody who put in a shufflebo...
Thinking of retiring in Puerto Rico? Beach-loving retirees can look to the Caribbean for a scenic and sunny U.S. island to call their new home....
LJ and Kelly share their inspiring journey of embracing a retirement lifestyle before fully retiring. Motivated by Kelly’s experiences as a physical therapist, witnessing many patients unable to...
I've never had one. I'm 56 and have no idea if or when I can retire. I see people talking about retiring at 59 or 60 or 61 and I can't imagine it! I tried one that a family member recommended and didn...
Were any of you a stay a home (SAH) parent or was your spouse? If so, what defined 'retirement'? Age, kids launching, collecting SS, spouse retiring, ...? I have only one friend who was FULLY a SAHM (...
If you worked a non-traditional schedule before retiring, do you have any suggestions for adjustment to retirement life. Husband just retired from the airline industry. For over 43 years, he's been wo...
Christine Benz, Morningstar director of personal finance and retirement planning, explains the key lessons from her book on retiring successfully....
Many dream of retiring early, but you would be surprised to learn that many people who retire early regret doing so. James reveals five things that lead people to regret early retirement and provides ...
Physicians have a strange relationship with retiring. Because medical professionals tend to have a later start to their careers, they ... Read more...
I’m retiring in a few weeks, and we’ll have enough in our taxable (brokerage) account to cover 3-4 years. I decided to keep about a year’s expenses in a HYSA, and put the rest in a t...
I am retiring at the end of the year at age 60. I had hoped to continue our health insurance (Excellus Simply Blue Plus Platinum) through my employer by doing consulting for them in 2025. Just found o...
This is the first annual FAANG FIRE reader survey. Were you ever curious whoreads FAANG FIRE and how you compare? How many are already FIRE? Whatare there FIRE numbers? Do they plan on retiring in the...
Planning on retiring in next few years. Is there some planner or scheduler in USA that lets me write down what steps I need to do when? Eg. Know I need to stop HSA contribution 6 mts before. When do I...
Since retiring seven years ago, I’ve noticed that eating out at restaurants, whether an inexpensive $2 Taco Tuesday, a neighborhood Vietnamese eatery, or a pricier white-tablecloth Italian resta...
Many of us dream of retiring early to enjoy life with our loved ones. The problem? Few of us—The Jackal included—have the financial resources...
I have been seriously contemplating retiring early. My biggest concern is medical coverage. Me and my wife are 56 years old and are looking retire as soon after 59 as possible. We have a 24 year old d...
I'm struggling a bit with something and wonder whether others have too. I guess it feels like a certain guilty feeling as I think about retiring. I'm in higher education and have been teaching full-ti...
I have been retired for a year and my wife will be retiring soon. We own our small home (1100sq/ft) and do what ever maintenance our selfs. But we don't do our own, plumbing, electrical or roofing etc...
Thanks to Rivan Stinson for teeing up the Actuarial Approach in Stinson’s recent Washington Post article titled, “Retiring soon? Plot a detailed budget first before tapping your 401(k).&rd...
You’ve got a target number. When your investments add up to it, eureka! You’ve reached financial independence. Retiring early is ... Read more...
Already on A only (dependant on wife's group med). My wife will be retiring in early '25 and although she will go Cobra for a bit, I think I will lose my 'creditable converage' classification. I only ...
Retiring, for many if not most, is a leap into the unknown. New retirees quickly learn that hard work is required to fill the void created by leaving the workplace. Building and consolidating this new...
Retiring next week. Thinking of purchasing 3 acres and putting on some mobile homes (in Tn) and renting them. I think it would take 200k start up to buy the land (55k for three acres, 2.5 is usable th...
I am considering retiring for a second time in a year from now with a fairly small (currently $38k) 401k, after 10 years at my current employer. My wife has already stopped working and left her 401k (...
Retiring in a couple of years, partner will follow soon thereafter. We're looking around the house and thinking about things to get done. What things did you do in your home in anticipation of aging i...
Before retiring in 2012, I didn't fear boredom or loneliness. It never occurred to me that I would be bored with so much potential freedom. My main fear was whether giving up a steady paycheck was an ...
Retiring after decades in the work world can mean reckoning with issues related to identity and lifestyle. Here's how retirees can shed their career identities and embrace retirement....
Retiring early with a severance package is one of the smartest ways to leave the corporate world. Walking away without trying to secure one could leave tens of thousands, or even millions, on the tabl...
In this episode of the Rock Your Retirement Show, Betsy makes a triumphant return to update host Kathe Kline on her exciting journey since retiring four months ago. From embarking on an exhilarating t...
I'm retired, husband will be retiring in about 2 years. We are planning to sell our large, Midwestern home and move out west into a smaller house when he does. If we don't go crazy we can pay cash for...
Retiring early is more than just a dream, it’s a reality that many people can achieve with the right plan. If you’re like me, you’ve thought about leaving the 9-to-5 grind before the...
I'm retiring at the end of the month (Happy Halloween!). Until I am eligible for Medicare in 3 years, I will be getting health insurance through the exchange. When I'm asked for my income, do I put my...
Hello everyone! My husband and I are in our early 60s (him) and late 50s (me). He is looking at retiring from his company in about 5 years. We have lived in the same area in the south for the entire 3...
Have you ever thought about retiring abroad? It seems like a fun adventure, but how do you begin? On this episode of Retirement Answer Man, expat expert, Jane Mepham from Elgon Financial Advisors, joi...
I will be retiring sept 2024. I’m looking at this Form and don’t know what year to enter as my tax year . Do I enter 2024 ? even though it won’t be reduced by that much since I&rsquo...
My husband (66) will be retiring next May. I (60) am already retired. We signed on with a financial advisor a few months ago and we are working to set things up optimally for us. Recently, our financi...