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holiday epiphany - I am going to retire*

* in August 2027 - I picked an arbitrary date... It just hit me this past week - I've been working full time since I was 17, and I just turned 66. I've *literally* been employed (in the tech industry)...

reddit.com Jan 03 2026

There is No Substitute for Thinking

I can't stand AI-assisted writing anymore. It's all over Substack. It's in my LinkedIn replies. It's everywhere. Like a disease slowly infecting our literary consciousness. I even see it from people w...

ofdollarsanddata.com Dec 02 2025

Nature and Art

Ever since new research at Kings College, London suggested that visiting art galleries is good for our health, I seem to keep stumbling across commentary on the findings from that study. It concluded ...

aretirementblog.blogspot.com Nov 28 2025

Full Circle

Back in 2009 (a year when retirement wasn't even on the horizon) I visited the first ever Durham Lumiere Festival. It left quite an impression, not least of the Son et Lumiere depicting the history of...

aretirementblog.blogspot.com Nov 19 2025

529s and Spending for College

Answering reader questions about 529 accounts, how to invest them, and how to spend them down. We also discuss ways to help pay for college, and we answer a question about when or if the political cli...

whitecoatinvestor.com Aug 14 2025

Road Trip Day 1: Longmont To Craig

For the next 10 days, I’ll be writing about my road trip to drop my daugther off at college in California. It’s going to be 3,000 miles. I’m taking a northern route to get there to a...

1500days.com Aug 13 2025

My retirement hack: take class at community college.

Here the first 3 credit hours are FREE! Also you get privileges for public transportation, a health clinic, and student discount in many places! I am getting private music lessons at zero cost —...

reddit.com Jul 27 2025

15 Typical Jobs of Millionaires Without Degrees

Contrary to what college brochures suggest, a lot of millionaires never needed a diploma to make real money. They built wealth through trade skills, smart moves, and taking control instead of chasing ...

dadisfire.com Jul 22 2025

13 College Majors That Lead to the Lowest Salaries

Not all college degrees lead to big salaries. The hard truth is, passion alone doesn’t pay the bills, and certain majors fall short financially, even decades after graduation. In this gallery, y...

dadisfire.com Jul 07 2025

Using AI to Help Pay for College

Last week, our son graduated from middle school. He will start high school in a few months. Wow, where did the time go? It feels like he just started preschool ... Read more The post Using AI to Help ...

retireby40.org Jun 23 2025

Balancing Retirement and College Savings

Here's how you should think about making sure you fund your retirement while also potentially saving for your kids' college education. The post Balancing Retirement and College Savings appeared first ...

whitecoatinvestor.com May 30 2025

15 College Degrees with the Highest Return on Investment

College is expensive, let alone picking the wrong degree and paying for it for the next 20 years. You’re told to follow your passion, but passion doesn’t make student loan payments. At som...

dadisfire.com May 21 2025

College Funding: Tackling the Myths

Okay, so who spread the rumor that savings are ‘bad, actually’ when thinking about college for kids? I’m aware that ... Read more...

physicianonfire.com May 19 2025

15 Jobs That Pay $100K or More With An Associates Degree

Forget about spending four years in college just to end up broke and burned out. The truth is, a solid two-year degree can get you trained, hired, and earning real money faster than most traditional p...

dadisfire.com May 12 2025

Thoughts on what to do with leftover funds

We have provided a stipend ($200)per month, to our grandson for auto costs and repairs. He is currently in his first year of college. We told him whatever amount he does not use will be placed in an a...

reddit.com Apr 29 2025

The Sunday Best 04/13/2025

We often don’t realize how our past shapes our relationship with money. I remember a bus trip with college friends ... Read more...

physicianonfire.com Apr 13 2025

3 Key Predictors of Retirement Happiness - 523

What are the three predictors of retirement happiness? Dr. Michael Finke, CFP® from the American College of Financial Services tells us what his research shows. He also shares his insights on the ...

purefinancial.com Apr 01 2025

Driving A 28-Year-Old Beater Made Me Love My Car Again

While visiting my parents in Honolulu this past winter, I ended up driving my dad's 28-year-old beater for eight days. He bought that Toyota Avalon new in 1997—back when I was a college sophomor...

financialsamurai.com Mar 17 2025

College Costs What You’re Willing to Pay

The eternal questions when it comes to education is whether it is worth paying more for an education at a more expensive institution. The post College Costs What You’re Willing to Pay appeared f...

whitecoatinvestor.com Feb 08 2025