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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...
millennial-revolution.com
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...
mysmartretirement.flemingfinancialservices.com
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...
mysmartretirement.flemingfinancialservices.com
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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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...
physicianonfire.com
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...
wiserwomen.org
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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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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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...
physicianonfire.com
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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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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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...
physicianonfire.com
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....
forbes.com
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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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…...
401kspecialistmag.com
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…...
bossretirement.com
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...
routetoretire.com
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...
moneysense.ca
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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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. ...
caniretireyet.com
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....
kiplinger.com
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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Medical Consultant Job Description
Nov 04 2024
Not to be confused with consultant physicians, medical consultancy is a new job prospect for physicians looking for an alternative ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
Advice From Experts About Making Friends After Retirement
Oct 27 2024
It is not easy to make friends after careers. It takes intentional effort to increase our circle of friends. This article includes strategies to meet new people....
forbes.com
Is there a different feeling when you retire from an on-site vs remote job?
Oct 22 2024
I work from an office, 5 days a week. My last day is December 6. My immediate post-retirement fantasies circle around padding around in sweatpants and leisurely drinking coffee without the rush and st...
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If you have a fun part-time job, tell us about it.
Oct 18 2024
Some retirees — not all by any stretch — take a part-time job for the sheer enjoyment of it, not really because they need the money (though that’s a nice bonus to have “beer mo...
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5 Things to Consider with Your 401(k) When You Change Jobs
Oct 15 2024
In today’s dynamic job market, it’s not uncommon for people to change jobs several times throughout their careers. With each job transition comes a new set of considerations, especially wh...
401kmaneuver.com
Multiple Job Transitions Could Result in $300K Retirement Savings Loss
Oct 13 2024
Forty-four percent of workers in a Vanguard dataset either increased or maintained their…...
401kspecialistmag.com
New Job? Time to Start a 401(k) Plan
Oct 10 2024
Whether you're starting a new job or have never opened a 401(k) account, it's time! Here's how to open an account in five steps....
kiplinger.com
Thursday is coming earlier every week
Oct 03 2024
For years now, by Thursday, my brain was beyond thinking and making decisions, doing all the detail work my job requires. I used to have plenty of energy to get thru the week through that 4th day with...
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People with Disabilities Benefit from Rise of Remote Work
Oct 03 2024
The surge in remote work sparked by the pandemic has opened up new job options to keep older Americans with disabilities employed until they’re ready to retire. Remote work has inherent advantag...
crr.bc.edu
More Older Workers with Disabilities Are Finally Getting Hired. Thank Remote Work
Oct 03 2024
Job prospects have improved since the pandemic for these often overlooked workers. My colleagues just completed an interesting study exploring why the employment rate for older workers with disabiliti...
crr.bc.edu
Artificial Intelligence Put My Dad Out Of A Job And I’m Worried
Oct 02 2024
For over 10 years, my father has been my primary editor on Financial Samurai. When my father isn't available, my wife steps in. This system has allowed me to maintain a consistent publishing schedule ...
financialsamurai.com
It's almost that time (outsourced to retirement)
Oct 02 2024
My company outsourced my job and I am 62 next month. I have a 401k, pension and working younger wife. She is 56 will work another 4 to 6 years. Medical is covered via her work. I am on staff till Dece...
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How to transition from salaried job to part-time hourly without overworking?
Oct 01 2024
I’ve been teaching for over 40 years. After COVID, I went to part-time, remotely doing research and writing for my employer. I am having a really hard time working hourly on projects. I’ve...
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Retiring/recovering from nonprofit career
Sep 30 2024
I’m (62F) retiring 12/6/24 from my nonprofit fundraising job. I’ve worked in fundraising for most of my career for a variety of clients, all of them wonderful organizations with moving mis...
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Retirement and unexpected changes
Sep 28 2024
The wife and I are wrapping up careers and plan to be completely retired by early November. While it’s a little intimidating, it’s also very exciting. It felt great last week when I starte...
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Fitness Update: “You Looked Like An Amorphous Blob”
Sep 26 2024
You looked like an amorphous blob. – a friend’s honest review of my physical shape Amorphous Blobs When I was working, I was very busy. Between a full-time job, a home remodel, this blog, ...
1500days.com
457: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World with Bruce Feiler
Sep 16 2024
Today, I'm thrilled to welcome Bruce Feiler back to the podcast. Bruce has written seven New York Times bestsellers, given three TED Talks viewed more than 4 million times and teaches the TED course H...
retirewithpurpose.com
Temporary Rent Assistance Promotes Job Stability
Sep 10 2024
Critics of temporary rental assistance argue that it gives people the financial leeway to work less. But that was not the case for low-income workers in Chicago. The workers, who received up to $1,000...
crr.bc.edu
Looking for suggestions for a retirement party playlist
Sep 07 2024
Putting together a playlist for my sister’s party this weekend. After a 15 year nursing career,she was a teacher for 25 years and is “graduating” with the start of the school year. I...
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If You Want to Get Rich, You Better Do It Slowly
Sep 06 2024
As a physician, you’re no stranger to the demands of a demanding career. But have you ever considered how a ... Read more...
physicianonfire.com
How do you decide when it's time?
Sep 04 2024
How do you decide when you've had enough? I honestly don't think I will be any worse off financially retired than I am working. My job is support staff for a school and I have always worked part time....
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