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We curate a selection of educational retirement articles sourced from the web, authored by genuine retirees and financial experts. These articles contain valuable insights and guidance suitable for every phase of retirement planning, whether you're considering early retirement, traditional retirement, or already enjoying retired life. We've categorized the content to facilitate your search for topics that pique your interest. Our aim is to assist you in charting a path towards a fulfilling and joyful retirement. We extend our best wishes for a prosperous and contented journey ahead!
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Oversaving and What To Do About It | White Coat Investor
Nov 16 2018
Are you Dr. Content or Dr. Neurotic when it comes to oversaving? The more we can move toward Dr. Content and away from Dr. Neurotic, the happier we and our families are going to be....
whitecoatinvestor.com
Retirement Rules of Thumb - Eggstack
Sep 12 2018
In today’s episode of eggstack, we examine retirement rules of thumb. Who knew retirement planning was so easy you could do it with a rule of thumb? Continue reading...
eggstack.com
Tracking your holdings
Aug 28 2018
If you are like many readers, you’ve come to this blog having already spent years, maybe even decades, investing....
jlcollinsnh.com
Savings Rates & Reaching FIRE
Aug 20 2018
Are you saving enough? It's the most basic of questions. Yet, I’m always so disappointed when I see an article showing how low the US savings rate is. A recent study by Fidelity showed that th...
mrfirestation.com
Social Security Claiming Strategy Calculators Compared
Jun 20 2018
I compared two free calculators for the optimal Social Security claiming strategy with hypothetical test cases. They both do a good job....
thefinancebuff.com
Why I don’t like investment advisors
May 04 2018
When I say Money Managers, I am also referring to Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, Brokers and the like....
jlcollinsnh.com
How and why you should start an emergency fund
Jan 29 2018
Financial experts agree. The first thing you should do (besides pay for basic expenses) is build an emergency fund to cover your ass when disaster strikes....
getrichslowly.org
How to get out of debt
Jan 15 2018
There's tons of info online on how to get out of debt. Too often, these end up as a scam. Here's how to get out of debt without gimmicks or games....
getrichslowly.org
Is There A Normal Retirement?
Apr 30 2017
It was the end of 2012 when I first started looking for articles on what retirees did to create a happy retirement. My queries on the web resulted mostly in articles about retirement timing and fina...
kathysretirementblog.com
What Will You Do In Retirement?
Apr 23 2017
Last week Mike wrote to ask me for a quick answer to the question, “What are you going to do when you retire?” Mike plans to retire in three months. I often receive the related question, “What d...
kathysretirementblog.com
The Great Bond Diversification Myth – Early Retirement Now
Aug 17 2016
Bonds diversify your equity portfolio risk. Everybody knows that, right? Well, how much diversification potential is there, really? Much less than we thought! Of course, bonds are still useful but for...
earlyretirementnow.com
Money Money Money?
Jun 15 2016
The one thing, as much as anything, that consumes people's thoughts when they think about early retirement is money. How's the market doing? How are my savings doing? Will I have enough? Have I ...
mrfirestation.com
Milestone: First 50 Days of Early Retirement
May 23 2016
It has been more than a month now since I early retired from MegaCorp and adopted my new life of leisure. It feels like I am still "skipping school" and am expected to go back to work at some point....
mrfirestation.com
How Much Is Enough?
May 16 2016
Retirement planning can seem like a dense jungle of confusion and jargon, which is why many financial planners like to rely on a few simple rules to guide our decisions, and easily the most important ...
millennial-revolution.com
Mega Backdoor Roth: Convert Within Plan or Out to Roth IRA?
Apr 26 2016
When your 401k-type plan allows non-Roth after-tax contributions, you can take the money out to a Roth IRA or convert to Roth within the plan. Either way works....
thefinancebuff.com
How to save money for college. Or not.
Apr 16 2016
More and more frequently in the comments here I get asked about the tools specifically designed to help parents save for college....
jlcollinsnh.com
My Philosophy on Money
Apr 16 2016
I thought about the question for a while and couldn’t come up with anything. No big deal; sometimes it takes me awhile to arrive at a good answer....
1500days.com
Why you need F-you money
Apr 11 2016
There are many things money can buy, but the most valuable of all is freedom....
jlcollinsnh.com
Early Retirement and Opportunity Cost
Apr 05 2016
Early retirement is expensive when you include the opportunity cost. It's the opposite of frugality....
thefinancebuff.com
The Best Retirement Withdrawal Strategies
Mar 08 2016
My latest research into the best retirement withdrawal strategies, including target and average asset allocations, and rebalancing strategies....
caniretireyet.com
Health Insurance for Early Retirement
Feb 17 2016
Health insurance is a big, incremental expense for people hoping to retire early from corporate life. Understanding our options and the costs has been an important focus for us as we've plotted...
mrfirestation.com
Years You Have Left to Live, Probably
Sep 23 2015
The individual data points of life are much less predictable than the average. Here’s a simulation that shows you how much time is left on the clock....
flowingdata.com
8 Reasons To Be Confident In Your Retirement “The Number”
Jun 29 2015
The one question most readers have been sending me has to do with The Number. I write those words with capital letters in homage to the financial planning book by Lee Eisenberg of the same name and ...
mrfirestation.com
Multiple Roth IRA Conversion Strategy
May 04 2015
A Roth conversion can be a smart move. But it can be made even smarter if you use more than one Roth IRA to do it, then recharacterize the underperformers....
whitecoatinvestor.com
9 Reasons It’s Difficult To Retire Early
Feb 16 2015
I had a great day at work this past Friday. There wasn't anything especially amazing about it, but it was a truly enjoyable day. Good conversation, meaty strategic work, and a fair amount of horsi...
mrfirestation.com
The College Paradox
Feb 10 2015
My son is a junior in high school and starting to look at colleges. He’s a smart, thoughtful kid who doesn’t seem to be stressing too much about where he goes off to school. At the same time, sinc...
mrfirestation.com
Bank Your Raises To Catch FIRE
Jan 26 2015
Saving for FIRE is the last thing on the minds of most people. Although almost everyone dreams of being financially independent and retiring early, very few are doing anything about it. Americans ...
mrfirestation.com
Getting Rich: from Zero to Hero
Feb 22 2013
For almost nine years, I’ve been preaching a different brand of financial advice from what you see in the newspapers and magazines....
mrmoneymustache.com
Computing Your Overall Investment Return
Jan 09 2013
I just completed an annual ritual that involves calculating one of my favorite metrics, other than monthly expenses and net worth, and that is overall portfolio return....
caniretireyet.com
The 4% Rule: The Easy Answer to “How Much Do I Need for Retirement?”
May 29 2012
In the world of early retirees, we have a concept that goes by names like “The 4% rule”, or “The 4% Safe Withdrawal Rate”, or simply “The SWR.”...
mrmoneymustache.com
The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement
Jan 13 2012
This is the blog post that shows you how to be wealthy enough to retire in ten years....
mrmoneymustache.com
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Why Retirement is Important
Retirement is an important milestone in a person's life because it marks the end of their career and the beginning of a new phase of life. It is a time when people can stop working and start enjoying the fruits of their labor. There are several reasons why retirement is important:
Financial stability: Retirement allows people to stop working and start relying on their savings, investments, and any other sources of income they may have. This financial stability can provide peace of mind and allow people to enjoy their retirement years without worrying about money.
Health benefits: Retirement can also have health benefits. It can reduce stress and allow people to have more time to focus on their physical and mental well-being. This can lead to a longer and healthier retirement.
Personal fulfillment: Retirement can also provide an opportunity for personal fulfillment. People may want to pursue hobbies, travel, or spend more time with loved ones. Retirement allows them to do so without the constraints of work.
Social support: Retirement can also provide social support and a sense of community. Many people find that they have more time to spend with friends and family, and may join social groups or organizations that can provide a sense of belonging and purpose.
Overall, retirement is an important phase of life that allows people to enjoy the fruits of their labor, focus on their health and well-being, and pursue personal fulfillment and social connections.