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There is only one job that I miss...Truck driver
Apr 30 2024
I worked my way through college by driving various trucks over the summer. Pickups with refrigerators, a Ford that would not go over 37 MPH with plywood for the tailgate, etc. The open road, sunny day...
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6 Questions Every 401(k) Investor Needs to Ask ASAP
Apr 29 2024
If you’ve taken a new job, chances are you were automatically enrolled into a new 401(k), handed a welcome packet, and then left wondering what to do. The problem is that 63% of Americans don&rs...
401kmaneuver.com
What to Do When Your 401(k) Leaves Something to Be Desired
Apr 20 2024
Over the course of a career, the high fees and a lower-quality menu of investment options found in some plans can shrink your balance significantly....
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Housework after retirement? Is it really retirement for both of you?
Apr 18 2024
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...
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Construction Jobs Changes Reflect Gradual Shift In Economic Activity
Apr 17 2024
Economic activity – growth and job creation – has remained remarkably strong for several years now....
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GenNext, Workers 18-34, Are Riding Pogo Sticks Into Retirement
Apr 15 2024
Younger Millennials and Gen Z are GenNext. They are tossing career ladders and riding pogo sticks reshaping work and navigating an uncertain path into retirement....
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How Unexpected Career Pivots Can Lead To Job Satisfaction
Apr 11 2024
Creative thinking and a willingness to learn new skills helped two artisans navigate their job changes and make adjustments when they needed to....
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Thoughts on my journey to retirement in Mexico
Apr 11 2024
I was asked in another post to detail some of my retirement journey- specifically why and how we ended up in Mexico. I’d like to start by acknowledging that because of a fairly high income job f...
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Advice for someone 5-10 years away from retirement
Apr 06 2024
I am 55 1/2. Lost my wife 7 months ago. I have a job I enjoy, but working 40+ hours a week has been a grind and am looking forward to the day I can retire and start to do the hobbies that I thoroughly...
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Tell Us Your Stories About Retirement
Apr 05 2024
If you’ve reinvented your life after retiring from a career, we want to hear how it’s going and any advice you have for others....
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Getting A Doctorate Degree Instead Of A Fancy Tech Job
Apr 01 2024
Education is the key to freedom for all of us. Therefore, I've made the decision to pursue a doctorate degree instead of seeking a fancy tech job. Specifically, I plan to earn a Doctorate in Business ...
financialsamurai.com
Struggling to Simply Relax Sometimes
Mar 30 2024
I'm not really asking for advice, just sharing I guess. I am only 2.5 months into my retirement, and I am enjoying it immensely. I never even think about my old job, even though I worked there for alm...
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Wish me luck. Giving notice of retirement
Mar 29 2024
Wish me luck. I’m telling my boss of my intention to retire at the end of May. I’m 64 and my numbers look good. I have a good job and have been working from home for 10 years Work in a goo...
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Should You Enroll in Medicare if You Still Have a Job?
Mar 28 2024
This question is being asked more than ever these days, so here’s what you can do when it comes to making Medicare decisions while you’re still working....
kiplinger.com
Setting the stage: Help clients script their retirement 'second act'
Mar 22 2024
For many facing the post-career phase of their lives, retirement is less about finance and more about the need for continued meaning and purpose....
financial-planning.com
Are there employers that actually don’t mind hiring someone near retirement age?
Mar 19 2024
I have 5 - 10 years until I retire (57F) and I want to find a job that is not stressful for my remaining working years. I am just so burned out with my current job. I’ve been there over 8 years ...
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Working in Old Age Can’t Be the Only Answer to the Retirement Crisis
Mar 17 2024
Longer lives mean longer careers, right? It’s not so simple....
nytimes.com
Caregivers Share their Stresses and Joys
Mar 12 2024
Jacquelyn had finally snared her dream job as an assistant to a television writer in New York City. Riding the subway one Saturday night, she got a call that changed all that. Her mother, who was livi...
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On the Cusp of Retirement & having trouble
Mar 12 2024
I wonder if there are others in my situation and how you've dealt (or are dealing) with it... I'm coming up on 63. I was laid off from a long-time job about a year and a half ago. I live in a rural ar...
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Tools for Making Better Financial Decisions, Ep #211
Mar 12 2024
While most of our listeners are in or on the cusp of retirement, many have loved ones who are earlier in their careers. Often we get questions on how our listeners and clients can help their younger f...
financialsymmetry.libsyn.com
When to give notice? Because I’ve had enough!
Mar 05 2024
Hello. I am 7 weeks away from what I plan to be my last day at my very corporate and very stressful job. My manager is not the easiest to work for and I feel like I’d feel way less stressed w th...
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8 No Interview Jobs Hiring NOW ($31/Hour+)
Mar 02 2024
If you’ve ever been caught in the interview trap — when employers require an excessive number of interviews — only to be told you didn’t get the job, you’re in the right ...
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Why Women Outlive Men but Save Less for Retirement
Mar 02 2024
Link to the original article Lower pay, fewer promotions and career breaks to have children make saving difficult; as a result, the poverty rate for older women is rising By Terri Williams for NextAve...
wiserwomen.org
The Three Types Of Career Changes And How To Manage The Costs
Feb 29 2024
Depending on what you want to do next in your career will dictate the costs that you can expect. Planning for those costs will be key to your financial life....
forbes.com
That Sad Sunday Night Feeling...
Feb 29 2024
I've spent my whole career life in 9-5 middle and upper management office jobs with high stress. I recently took an early retirement after the company was gutted in a layoff. And while it was absolute...
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What If You’re POA, But Aging Parents Resist You Doing The Job?
Feb 27 2024
Estate planning includes appointing a power of attorney for finances. But when POA action is needed, some aging parents resist. Know your options if it happens to you....
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How I Went from Chief Medical Officer to a Mushroom-Growing Hiker and the Family Chef in Retirement
Feb 27 2024
By Dr. Anthony Ellis, WCI Columnist I was fortunate to end my career on a high note as the chief medical officer for a community mental health center. My administrative role was primarily as medical d...
whitecoatinvestor.com
Decision to pull the plug to retire
Feb 22 2024
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...
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Best part-time job in retirement?
Feb 18 2024
I (61f) haven't worked in over a year. I worked in human services my whole career, and when they closed my program in November 2022, I didn't seek a new job. Now my wife (64f) is retiring in June, and...
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How to Make Money Without a Job: 21 Ways in 2024
Feb 15 2024
Most methods for earning money require you to work, at least to some degree. But after a long day at work, you might be looking for ways to earn that don’t require you to pick up yet another gig...
thinksaveretire.com
The No Regret Retirement: Make Sure You Are Happy with the Big Decision
Feb 08 2024
Retirement is a big deal. It is a major life transition and just like you didn’t want to choose the wrong college, marry the wrong partner, take the wrong job, or buy a house in the wrong locati...
newretirement.com
Robert De Niro, 80, Reflects on Life, Fatherhood, Family
Feb 04 2024
The Oscar nominee for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ shares the secrets to his legendary career...
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What types of part-time jobs do people do in retirement?
Jan 30 2024
More specifically, if you had a higher level or analytical type of job prior to retirement, what kind of part-time work are you doing now? I am not interested in customer-facing, minimum wage jobs and...
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Part time job fail, too soon after retirement?
Jan 26 2024
After being retired about a month, I accepted a part time job that would utilize the skills I acquired during my career. People told me to wait before I made any commitments, but I didn't listen. The ...
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Should Your Job Determine How You Invest?
Jan 17 2024
When it comes to figuring out how to invest your money, there is no shortage of advice on the matter. Many financial experts recommend choosing your portfolio based on factors such as your age or your...
ofdollarsanddata.com
Quit Your Job And Move Abroad: 10 Places So Affordable You Can Live Your Dream Life
Jan 02 2024
Want to retire early or quit your job and move overseas? A new report has the most affordable places to live in 2024....
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Quit Your Job And Move Abroad: 10 Places So Affordable You Can Live Your Dream Life
Jan 02 2024
Want to retire early or quit your job and move overseas? A new report has the most affordable places to live in 2024....
forbes.com
It's my anniversary from a job. It has been 60 days.
Jan 01 2024
Today is my 60 day mark being retired. I am setting up future activities. I was both an engineer and accountant. 1. Will be taking a course at my local college on writing for publication. Me and a roo...
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Bridging to retirement with Part Time work at same job
Dec 31 2023
Hey, good people of Reddit, I thought I would share here an option I stumbled upon a few months ago. After 35 years in IT and 45 or so years of solid working and with two more years to get to my retir...
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Ran into former coworkers several times this week
Dec 31 2023
Been an odd week as I keep running in to different groups of former coworkers this week. Been really nice, I've missed the people, not the job. But it was refreshing to realize I've moved on finally (...
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How To Write A Résumé That Defies Ageism And Lands Your Next Job
Dec 28 2023
Ageism puts older jobseekers at a disadvantage, but they can greatly improve their chances by talking up the advantages they offer to prospective employers...
forbes.com
Applying for part time jobs after retiring from corporate career
Dec 26 2023
I’m retiring in May 2024 after 35 years working in IT, the last 25 for a Fortune 500 company. Not a manager, but have worked with many in leadership and exec positions. Anyway, I’m gladly ...
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Should I send resign or retire notice to my company
Dec 21 2023
Hello everyone, I am 59 and really burned out from my job, and don't want to work anymore. A resignation letter will work, but should I send a retire notice? I heard, unconfirmed, my company give a re...
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Melissa Etheridge: ‘There Was No Plan B’ for My Career
Dec 14 2023
The Grammy winner discusses her musical heroes, her big hit song and her unconventional voice...
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Older Wives Manage the Finances if Husbands Decline
Dec 14 2023
The consensus in the research is that women’s financial literacy is lower than men’s. Maybe women aren’t as interested in the markets, and many are too busy juggling a job with takin...
crr.bc.edu
Blue-collar Workers Say Physical Demands are Rising
Dec 12 2023
For obvious reasons, people who do physically demanding work are prone to injuring themselves on the job and are more likely than office workers to apply for federal disability benefits. But is techno...
crr.bc.edu
Inside An NBA Champion’s Journey With Shaun Livingston
Dec 08 2023
In this Financial Samurai podcast (Apple, Spotify), I have the pleasure of speaking with NBA champion Shaun Livingston. Despite sustaining a devastating injury earlier in his career, he overcame and w...
financialsamurai.com
What Is the Financial Freedom Movement?
Dec 08 2023
The post What Is the Financial Freedom Movement? appeared first on Millennial Money. This is how we are taught to live in America: You start your career and work really hard until you turn 65 and can ...
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Can annuitization be a no-lose proposition?
Dec 08 2023
Almost 71 year old retiree, career academic with all my retirement funds in TIAA. I am seriously considering annuitizing the TIAA traditional part of my money, about 30% of the total (the rest is in i...
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Please tell me how stupid it would be to quit my job
Nov 02 2023
I am 60 and single. This may sound dumb but I am just realizing what an absolute windfall my job is at this time of my life despite the fact that I have to live where I don't want to be. I really shou...
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