Career

16 Things You Can Rent Out for Easy Cash

Mar 27 2025

Making extra money doesn’t have to mean picking up a second job or working longer hours. If you own things that sit around unused, you could be sitting on easy cash. Turning everyday items into ...

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Hospitalist Vs Emergency Doctors: What’s The Difference?

Mar 27 2025

By now we all know how the hospitalist career has risen in the American healthcare system in the past couple ... Read more...

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Health

Update on my retirement countdown from one year ago

Mar 27 2025

Hello all, I am now 3 months away. Thanks to all who gave me suggestions on how to "survive" the last year of my 35+ year career. I have a post-it at my work station( I work from home) that says "I am...

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How To

Real Estate

How was your Small Adventure Saturday?

Mar 23 2025

I had no shift at the part time job today, so we woke up slow. We follow F1 racing so we watched a sprint in China. Mid-morning, we went to the farmer’s market to replenish bottles of ginger bee...

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I don't miss my IT Leadership Job

Mar 19 2025

Last night, my wife mentioned she thought I retired too early. Today, after catching up with some of my old team members over coffee, I realized I don’t miss the job at all. The man who replaced...

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Using accumulated sick leave to phase out your career

Mar 14 2025

I've been planning to retire at the end of this calendar year, at the age of 59. Currently I have over 1400 hours of accumulated sick leave, roughly 35 weeks (considering a 5-day work week). While I c...

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[Reduction in Force] Part 15: Can I File for Unemployment?

Mar 10 2025

ProFeds Founder, Chris Kowalik, discusses the opportunity for many federal employees to collect unemployment if they lose their job due to the Reduction-in-Force. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Who may qualify (and d...

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Still working at 65, but am eligible for pension from prior job. Do I take it?

Mar 08 2025

I am 65 YO and currently working. My previous job had a pension. I received a letter saying I am now eligible to draw that pension. Can I draw from this pension while still working? Should I ? Backgro...

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Pensions

Gave 30 day notice today, when does reality set in?

Mar 07 2025

I gave notice to my boss that I will retiring in 30 days today. How long does it take for the reality to hit that I am winding up my career? I’ve been working in the financial services industry ...

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No Thanks! 19 Real Reasons Young Workers Are Quitting Work

Mar 07 2025

Work used to be simple. You got a job, showed up, did the work, and got paid. That deal doesn’t look so great anymore, and young workers aren’t afraid to say it. The grind, the low pay, an...

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CFPB’s Main Job: Protecting Your Hard-earned Money

Mar 07 2025

With its fate hanging in the balance, it’s a good time to remember the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arose out of subprime mortgage scams like these. A mother who moved her young children...

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Your weekly /r/Retirement roundup for the week of February 25 - March 03, 2025

Mar 06 2025

Tuesday, February 25 - Monday, March 03, 2025 Most Commented score comments title & link 277 287 comments Retiring from an organization with no recognition 81 101 comments Looking at new job versu...

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Looking at new job versus retiring

Mar 02 2025

I like working, so I am looking at a job 5 minutes from my house, @ 1/2 my pay, good insurance benefits, and none of the work drama, management of people, work pressure and stress I have in my current...

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Caregiving Is a Stealth Retirement Expense for Women: I Should Know

Mar 01 2025

Eldercare takes a toll on everyone, but women's careers tend to suffer more — with dire consequences over the long term....

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Boring Jobs That Pay Well: 22 Careers That Quietly Pay The Bills

Feb 24 2025

Retirees, career changers, and anyone tired of the daily grind all want the same thing, a job that pays well without sucking the life out of them. The good news? Plenty of “boring” jobs do...

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“Renewment” Rather than Retirement

Feb 23 2025

In arecent podcast, syndicatedcolumnist Helen Dennisand I discuss her program for “renewment” as opposed to retirement. Specifically aimed at career women in or moving towards retirement, ...

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Want an Encore Career in Retirement? Consider These Seven Steps

Feb 23 2025

Burnout, a need for a change and/or a desire to stay engaged often propel people to start a new professional chapter. This is how you can do it....

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Starting to think I might be in trouble vis a vis retirement

Feb 21 2025

Today is my second snow day stuck indoors and I’m not digging it ;) Background; I work 6-7 days a week; some evenings and nearly all holidays and have done my entire career. I don’t partic...

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Why not make big decisions after retirement?

Feb 18 2025

I've been considering moving closer to family. I've wanted to move for years but was stuck by my job. I had seniority and great pay.. Quitting and moving would have been wrong. Now I'm retired, but wh...

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Reader Case: Divorced Mom of Three Worried About Job Loss

Feb 18 2025

It’s been a while so it’s time for another reader case! This one caught my eye immediately because ever since I became a mom I developed an endless admiration for single parents. Some days...

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Divorce

Your weekly /r/Retirement roundup for the week of January 28 - February 03, 2025

Feb 10 2025

Tuesday, January 28 - Monday, February 03, 2025 Top Comments score comment 37 /u/FSmertz said Remember, you are not your job. 35 /u/xtnh said "I have nothing to do." Terrifying words to a hardworking ...

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Three days into retirement - three observations:

Feb 07 2025

First off, thank you to this community and its mods for the valuable and respectful discourse. I posted a couple of other times (HERE and HERE) because I was at a crossroad in my career - we had hit o...

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Friday was my last day! So happy!

Feb 04 2025

After almost 18 years at this job (controller and office manager), Friday was my final day. It felt good, my replacement is well trained, and I feel like I left the company in good hands. It was just ...

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Ep 407: What I’ve Learned Throughout My Career- Farewell Episode

Feb 04 2025

In this episode, Nancy shares some of the things she has learned throughout her 30 years of working in the field of retirement planning. As she heads into retirement herself, she reflects on her exper...

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Lessons

Ep 374: Not Ready to Retire??

Feb 04 2025

While some people are eagerly waiting for retirement, or are already blissfully enjoying their newfound leisure, others can’t imagine leaving their careers. We have heard people say they fear th...

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Anyone struggle with asset reallocation into the bull market?

Jan 22 2025

I'm turning 61 soon and my 401k haa been 100% in stocks. I'm doing ok and I'm thinking in 4 years I might retire or go part time at a fun job like Home Depot. So I've been thinking and advised to star...

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401k

Real Estate

Would you recommend the career you retired from, to a young person?

Jan 18 2025

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Own Occupation Disability Insurance: Your Shield Against Career Disruption

Jan 15 2025

What is a doctor or a surgeon? A highly trained, highly skilled, and highly knowledgeable professional? Yes. But what if ... Read more...

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Insurance

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and How It Can Help You as a Caregiver

Jan 06 2025

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides job-protected, unpaid leave from work for family and medical reasons. If you need to take time off from work to care for a family member, the FMLA ensu...

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Golden Handcuffs - To Retire or Not?

Jan 05 2025

I will hit 60 this new year. I retired from a long career with immediate pension and took a job at a Non-Profit after I was offered a position as a manager. The position pays very well and has amazing...

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Pensions

Final 6 month countdown; advice needed

Jan 04 2025

Hello everyone, As my title says I am looking for help. Especially in just letting things roll off my back. I have a demanding job in healthcare so I am expected to be perfect (ha, ha). Someone here s...

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Health

Privacy and Security: The Essential Guide to Reclaiming Your Digital Life

Jan 03 2025

I spent the last 13+ years of my career in IT as a manager, but I’m still a techie at ... Read more...

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Ready to Pull the Trigger, Quit my Job and jump into Retirement

Dec 28 2024

I thought deeply this past week and decided to pull the trigger. My financial needs are set. I keep delaying for things like upgrading furniture and some frivolous purchases I may not buy in retiremen...

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The simple joy of picking up $200 per week

Dec 28 2024

I want to extol the virtues of the itty bitty paycheck from a part-time job. If you don't need the income, then the extra money is like a maraschino cherry on a DQ sundae. Whether it's 12 hours at $20...

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Income

voluntary work--when is too much?

Dec 19 2024

So, I retired a few months ago. During my career, I did a lot of voluntary work for charities. Mostly this coniststed of assessing grant applications, editing a journal, serving on advisory committees...

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Charity

Most Common Retiree Fears

Dec 18 2024

Physicians have a strange relationship with retiring. Because medical professionals tend to have a later start to their careers, they ... Read more...

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How Older Workers Can Overcome A Stalled Career And Stay Ahead

Dec 18 2024

Employees can fight the bias and misconceptions that may be hindering their opportunities for involvement, development and advancement by combatting age stereotypes....

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Encore careers looking for guidance

Dec 12 2024

I am 55 and planning to semi retire at 62 and have an encore career as a part time therapist. I have all the certifications done and think this could be a rewarding way to stay active and be helpful t...

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Less than 2 weeks notice. Am I being a jerk?

Dec 07 2024

Hello kind community. I am 61 and planning to retire Jan 15. I have worked for 35 years for the same organization (100 employees) and loved my job until 5 years ago, when we got two new sets of leader...

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Planning

Phyllis Borzi, Mark Iwry and David Kasiarz Earn 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards from EBRI

Dec 06 2024

Employee benefits industry leaders honored for careers devoted to preserving, protecting and…...

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More people are working well past retirement age. It’s not easy

Dec 04 2024

To read this article on KSL.com, click here. NEW YORK — Hope Murray retired in 2013 after a 50-year career that ranged from game show producer to Hollywood party planner…...

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Self-Help Junkies, What Is Your Routine That Keeps You Excited About Your Life?

Dec 03 2024

For most of my life (70 M), I was a late bloomer in romantic relationships, my career, and my friendships. Luckily, during the last two decades, I got it together—I got remarried, did well in my...

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Privacy and Security: The Essential Guide to Reclaiming Your Digital Life

Dec 03 2024

I spent the last 13+ years of my career in IT as a manager, but I’m still a techie at heart. Even now, almost 7 years into early retirement, I still enjoy keeping up with technology and tinkerin...

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Early Retirement

The first $100,000 is the hardest to save for newcomers

Nov 26 2024

Forced to become an entrepreneur, Alain Guillot forged an unconventional career as a financial pundit in Canada as an immigrant. The post The first $100,000 is the hardest to save for newcomers appear...

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Has anyone worked longer, like an extra year, to give your earnings away?

Nov 22 2024

So my wife and me (late 50s) are in good shape financially and health-wise and we have the ability to retire comfortably at 62 or 63. I have a job I like that pays quite well. We have some rental inco...

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Spouse

Health

Must Retirement Be a Hard Landing?

Nov 19 2024

As a professional software developer I got to solve complex business problems using cutting-edge technology. I loved this part of the job. Unfortunately, it accounted for just a small fraction of it. ...

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A Sabbatical May Be a Smarter Move than Early Retirement

Nov 09 2024

A sabbatical can help you get over burnout, explore a new career or hobby and won't break your retirement if done right....

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Unexpected retirement outcome - intense hobbies boring

Nov 05 2024

Hi all, I retired from Tech 3 months ago, and I'm having a total blast - but there was one thing that has developed that I didn't expect. My job was SUPER intense and very high stress, and I HATED the...

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