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Rolling with the punches in retirement

My wife and are only 18 months retired, and we haven’t encountered anything that has seriously blown up our retirement lifestyle of choice — yet. But we know others that have. Kids have mo...

reddit.com Apr 03 2025

Making the decision to pull the trigger

I have not planned a retirement date. I am 62 with 33 years of seniority, and I am hesitating. I think my finances are in order, my advisor tells me I am good, but of course I am nervous about it, whi...

reddit.com Apr 03 2025

A Dividend Income Portfolio Update

This week’s blog post points to my latest YouTube video where I share an update on my two taxable dividend income portfolios. The combined portfolio pays me about $13,633 per year in dividend in...

retirebeforedad.com Apr 03 2025

Optimizing Your Career for Longevity with Rob Orman

An interview with Dr. Rob Orman, a writer, podcaster, and coach who now works with physicians to build resilience, overcome burnout, and reconnect with meaning and purpose in their work. The post Opti...

whitecoatinvestor.com Apr 03 2025

Series Binge: Severance

Hey Everyone! I am back from Spring Break in North Carolina. We visited my brother and his family in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Wow, that town is incredible. The ... Read more The post Series Binge: S...

retireby40.org Apr 03 2025

Has anyone thought about writing their own obituary?

I have and done. I spoke with my pastor and he thought it was a great idea. He completed his and he is in his late twenties. When someone passes it is the first thing that must be done. The family is ...

reddit.com Apr 03 2025

Explaining the System

Just for information: The Social System is made up of (3) different programs. Each of these has their own eligibility requirements and other rules to which the beneficiary has to comply to get these s...

community.aarp.org Apr 03 2025

SSA No Longer Accepting Phone Calls

The first time I called was at 3:00 PM I was put on hold until I was disconnected at 4:00 PM the closing time. The second time I called the recording says wait time is greater than 120 minutes, then t...

community.aarp.org Apr 03 2025

Projected payment versus actual payment

I have a feeling I'm going to still be waiting for months for my retirement approval letter, but I'm wondering in the meantime how close people's actual benefits were to the benefit estimate? Trying t...

community.aarp.org Apr 03 2025

How do you know if you can retire?

I'm 59 and feeling the retirement pull firmly these days. I've done the basic research—watching videos, reading articles and blogs, and consulting with my advisor about investments. Still, I hav...

reddit.com Apr 02 2025

Defensive Investing in Retirement

Anyone have some ETF or Mutual Funds suggestions that help balance the risk a bit better in retirement than the S&P 500 index? I have a few years yet to go but I won't be sleeping well if I'm goin...

reddit.com Apr 02 2025

Retirement Basics: What Every Spouse Should Know

? Show Notes In this episode, we kick off a month-long series on retirement basics, emphasizing the crucial role of partnership in planning for retirement. We discuss why it's vital for both spouses t...

share.transistor.fm Apr 02 2025

Putting Up A Paywall To Fight AI And Support My Family

Well, folks, after 16 years of diligently writing three free posts a week, I’ve finally decided to erect a paywall. Originally, starting in 2009, my goal was to provide free financial insights f...

financialsamurai.com Apr 02 2025