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Getting Fit After 50 Is Tough!

Apr 28 2024

Fitness is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. We need to exercise to stay healthy. However, life often gets in the way. Most of us are busy with work, kids, chores, social gatherings, side hustl...

retireby40.org

11 Ideas for Living on Social Security Alone

Apr 26 2024

Living on Social Security alone is not only possible, but many retirees already accomplish that very feat every year. While the lifestyle associated with Social Security income isn’t exactly lux...

newretirement.com

America's 5 richest retirement towns

Apr 24 2024

Retirement doesn't have to mean scrimping and saving. Here are five parts of the country where seniors are living large in their golden years....

financial-planning.com

Is It Worth Moving to Lower Cost of Living After You Retire?

Apr 23 2024

I wrote in a previous post Our Experience in Building a Home Over Buying an Existing Home that I built a new home. By coincidence, the final all-in cost of this new home came to about the same as the ...

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Are Side Hustles Worth It?

Apr 23 2024

Did you know about 50% of Americans have a side hustle? That’s a staggering statistic, but not entirely surprising given the high cost of living. Many families are having a hard time paying the ...

retireby40.org

Reader Guest Post – Adventure Before Dementia

Apr 22 2024

Today, I bring you a guest post from a couple of nomadic retirees, Tom Swan and Georganna Hawley. They’ve been living a nomadic lifestyle for about two and a half years and have no plans for sto...

caniretireyet.com

The Most Important Retirement Decision For Pre-Retirees

Apr 17 2024

Shift your decisions from saving for retirement to living in retirement, and focus on the retirement decisions with the most impact....

forbes.com

How to Feel Confident Living Off Your Assets Rather Than a Monthly Paycheck in Retirement

Apr 11 2024

Most soon-to-be retirees have a broad understanding of the differences between living off their assets and living off a monthly paycheck. But making that switch and adjusting to new spending habits ca...

keenonretirement.libsyn.com

430: Living Your Best Life in Retirement with Lux Narayan

Apr 01 2024

Today, I’m talking to Lux Narayan. Lux is an author, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, and storyteller. We first discovered Lux through his TED Talk, What I Learned From 2000 Obituaries. From the...

retirewithpurpose.com

Moving from New York to California

Mar 20 2024

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 ...

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Overcoming Frugality in Retirement with Dan Crosby

Mar 20 2024

For the past ten years, we have been exploring how to do retirement right so that you can get down to the business of living a great life. This is why this month we have had a series of special guests...

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Car Free Living With Mr. Money Mustache At Culdesac (Mile High FI Interview)

Mar 19 2024

Doug and I recently took a trip to see MMM’s Arizona Experiment in person. At Culdesac, we were joined by friends including Chad Carson, Paula Pant, Brad Barrett, David Baughier, and JD Roth. We...

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?? Find Out if the Rust Belt Is Right for Your Retirement (AARP Article)

Mar 13 2024

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...

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U.S. Centenarians Projected To Quadruple By 2054—Will You Be Prepared?

Mar 05 2024

Anticipate the potential of living well into your mid-90s or beyond 100. Discover proactive approaches to ensure you're adequately prepared for the future....

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Living Outside The Lines

Mar 02 2024

As very young children we were probably all taught to color within the lines. According to my granddaughter, who’s about to graduate with a degree in education, coloring inside the lines is taug...

kathysretirementblog.com

Assisted living is very expensive - so let the government take care of it?

Feb 27 2024

Assisted living and nursing homes can be very expensive. I know in my area assisted living in a nicer facility starts at $80K a year. I also know that once a resident exhausts their assets the governm...

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Net Worth Serenity: When Feeling Bad Is No Longer Allowed

Feb 21 2024

After receiving significant criticism for my post, Embrace Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck To One Day Be Free, I find myself contemplating the existence of a net worth level that brings about serenity and...

financialsamurai.com

Kim Ehardt: Resourcefulness, Optimism, And Inspiration

Feb 17 2024

Every once in a while, you come across someone amazing. Kim Ehardt is one of those people. Her life has been a wild adventure; from living on couches to becoming a firefighter who owns rental properti...

1500days.com

Embrace Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck To One Day Be Free

Feb 16 2024

Living paycheck-to-paycheck is one of the most unpleasant financial experiences. Not only does it mean needing to spend everything you have to make ends meet, it also creates an ongoing feeling of des...

financialsamurai.com

Shopping for Assisted Living is an Opaque Experience

Feb 15 2024

An advocate for improving care and federal oversight in assisted living facilities succinctly described the experience of searching for a safe place for a loved one. “The assisted living sector ...

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Retirement Environment: Urban or rural?

Feb 10 2024

Looking to retire in a year or two and planning to sell my home with stairs in a high tax community for a ranch-style home in an area of lower property taxes. I like the idea of living in the country ...

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The Excitement Of Living In A Big City Is Worth The Cost

Feb 09 2024

A common suggestion people have made to help me regain my financial independence is to move to a cheaper area of the country or the world to save money. I've resisted relocating so far because I belie...

financialsamurai.com

If You Want to Retire in 2024, Here's What You Need to Prep Now

Feb 09 2024

Look over your finances and get ready for a lifestyle change before retiring this year....

money.usnews.com

A Gift

Jan 31 2024

Recently, a long time follower gifted me with a book. Knowing I was widowed in 2022, she messaged me and asked if she could send me Hope For Widows – Reflections on Mourning, Living, and Change ...

kathysretirementblog.com

Good News! Retired living really is cheaper.

Jan 30 2024

For those who are anxious about whether they'll have enough money, the good news is that the cost of living generally falls when you retire, for a lot of reasons. Here's a list of things that pertain ...

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Are You Stuck In The Gap Or Living In The Gain?

Jan 28 2024

Strategic Coach founder, Dan Sullivan, and Dr. Benjamin Hardy, help shift our perspective on goal-setting in life and money....

forbes.com

5 Best and Worst States for Retirement 2024

Jan 24 2024

Retirement Living analyzed a mix of cost-of-living and quality-of-life metrics to arrive at…...

401kspecialistmag.com

Happily Living With Ambiguous Purpose In Retirement

Jan 16 2024

We’ve all heard it before. One of the tricks to having a happy retirement comes down to feeling purposeful. Great! However, feeling a sense of purpose requires understanding what that even means...

leisurefreak.com

Living off of just Capital Gains this year - any opportunities to think about?

Jan 13 2024

Our financial planner recommended living off of our cash and taxable investments before starting to draw down our IRAs, giving them more time to grow tax-free. My wife and I retired end of 2022, but t...

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Older Women Living Alone at Greatest Economic Risk

Jan 12 2024

New Report: Late-life Gender Disparities in Economic Security According to a new Elder Index report, half of all older women living alone across the nation, compared to 42 percent of older men living ...

wiserwomen.org

Retired and returning to the US from living abroad and have questions about Medicare

Jan 05 2024

I lived in Costa Rica for 20 years (thinking I would live there forever) but returned to the US when my health declined and it was impossible for me to continue to live alone. I began receiving Social...

community.aarp.org

Your Money or Your Life

Jan 03 2024

I've always liked the idea of living in the penthouse. The view. The luxury. The lack of noisy upstairs neighbors. There's something exciting about it. And, as someone who has lived in eight different...

ofdollarsanddata.com

How Couples Can Adopt The Same Financial Goals And Win

Jan 03 2024

In 2024, I am transitioning from a spender to a saver mindset. I am returning to frugal habits reminiscent of my lifestyle in the first thirteen years after college. This change is prompted by the nee...

financialsamurai.com

Disney-Style Retirement Living Coming to North Carolina in 2027

Dec 24 2023

Second “Storyliving by Disney” retirement community in early stages of planning...

401kspecialistmag.com

Lessons on Smart Investing and Rich Living from Charlie Munger

Dec 21 2023

On November 28th, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger died at age 99. Munger and his partner, Warren Buffett, became billionaire sages whose words reverberated throughout the markets. Thei...

keenonretirement.libsyn.com

The evolution of land lease communities: Natura by Ingenia Lifestyle, a community designed for wellbeing and connection

Dec 14 2023

The Evolution of Home Design in Land Lease Communities The landscape of Land Lease communities has undergone a remarkable transformation, particularly in the realm of home design. Gone are the days of...

lifebeginsat.com.au

Where do Americans live after 85? Look inside the homes of 11 seniors

Dec 12 2023

It’s one of the most critical questions facing aging Americans: Where to live as you get older, and may require more care? Many might imagine living in a nursing home. But an analysis of census ...

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Anybody here doing the RV living thing? What have you learned from doing that?

Dec 12 2023

Some retired folks I know threw the switch to sell the house and buy and RV and live the mobile life. I also know some that did that for about five years and then gave that up and resettled in a perma...

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Retirement Bliss: Betsy's Journey to Living her Best Life

Dec 04 2023

In this episode, Betsy catches up with her friend Kathe after 8 months of retirement and shares her experience of not missing work at all. Betsy discusses how she prefers spending her time reading, ex...

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High vs Low Incomes: How Retirement Outlooks Diverge

Nov 30 2023

Roughly three out of four low-income households might not have enough money to maintain even their modest standard of living after they retire. This sobering finding comes in a refinement by the Cente...

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Lifestyle: how many TVs do you own and in which rooms?

Nov 30 2023

For some retirees, TV watching becomes more of a thing. For others, just the opposite. My wife and I have just one TV, in the family room, and we’ve been fairly firm about never having one in th...

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How I Save Money by Living Simply in Retirement

Nov 30 2023

These strategies can help you simplify your lifestyle and save money in retirement....

money.usnews.com

Living The Life I Used To Envy- Create A Retirement Lifestyle Uniquely All Our Own

Nov 16 2023

I was recently reminded that I am truly living the life I used to envy. A lifestyle I longed for way back when I was a struggling rat racer. There was also a reminder that what is considered a desired...

leisurefreak.com

Life after retirement ... let's discuss ... let's start with living longer

Nov 14 2023

I'm not sure if you remember a poll that I put up about four weeks ago . The top request was for members of this sub to discuss about life after retirement (179 votes). The category is very broad. Thu...

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Lifestyle Inflation at The RB40 Household

Nov 13 2023

The key to financial independence is saving and investing as much as you can. The more you save, the more you’ll grow your net worth. I recommend saving 15% when you’re starting out and sh...

retireby40.org

Living Single And 3 Questions To Prepare For A Solo Retirement

Nov 12 2023

Living single is on the rise. Trends indicate that singlehood is not only more common but is celebrated worldwide. What might living solo mean for retirement planning?...

forbes.com

Cost of Living Pressure

Nov 09 2023

Ever since inflation started its upward spiral in 2021, many, if not all Australians, have felt its impact to some degree or another. Inflation has been a buzzword among Australians since 2021 when th...

lifebeginsat.com.au

The Calyx Institute: Our Secret to Inexpensive, Unlimited, Unthrottled Internet on the Road

Nov 07 2023

Well, after almost a month of living in our new trailer at two local campgrounds to get the hang of things, we’re finally off and running. We’ve started our road trip around the country wi...

routetoretire.com

Senior Living: What Are Your Options?

Nov 06 2023

When I started this blog at age 51 about twelve years ago, topics such as Social Security and Medicare were distant on the horizon. My focus back then was on living frugally and managing our investmen...

caniretireyet.com

The Surprising Way Binary Thinking Can Ruin Your Retirement

Nov 03 2023

Don’t get trapped by binary thinking in retirement planning. Creativity helps you find the balance between living a great life today and planning for tomorrow....

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