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Lifestyle Inflation at The RB40 Household

The key to financial independence is saving and investing as much as you can. The more you save, the more you’ll grow your net worth. I recommend saving 15% when you’re starting out and sh...

retireby40.org Nov 13 2023

Cost of Living Pressure

Ever since inflation started its upward spiral in 2021, many, if not all Australians, have felt its impact to some degree or another. Inflation has been a buzzword among Australians since 2021 when th...

lifebeginsat.com.au Nov 09 2023

Senior Living: What Are Your Options?

When I started this blog at age 51 about twelve years ago, topics such as Social Security and Medicare were distant on the horizon. My focus back then was on living frugally and managing our investmen...

caniretireyet.com Nov 06 2023

Are You Living Your Ideal Life?

Recently, I got a suggestion from a long-time reader. Here is part of her comment on the controversial FatFIRE Is Boring blog post. You might want to revisit your plans for when Jr goes to college. Yo...

retireby40.org Oct 09 2023

Lifestyle post: working part time and adapting

I worked part time when I was in high school. Then in college. There was nothing weird then about not working Tuesday and Wednesday and then working Thursday. Then I worked full time for four and a ha...

reddit.com Oct 05 2023

Assisted living planning when we need elderly care

Both by parents went into assisted living a few years back, mom is almost completely blind and they weren’t able to take care of things like food and med management. My question/concern is first...

reddit.com Oct 04 2023

Elizabeth Loves Her Retirement in Portugal

With Elizabeth Varadan May 8, 2023 — Special thanks to the expat writer Elizabeth Varadan for this fascinating interview about her retirement in Portugal. Sure looks like a nice lifestyle. Q. Wh...

topretirements.com May 08 2023

How Much Lifestyle Creep is Okay? [The Definitive Guide]

Imagine that you just received a raise at work and are tempted to go out and celebrate. After all, you've worked hard and you deserve something nice, right? Maybe you want a new luxury car? A better p...

ofdollarsanddata.com Apr 13 2023

Less Cars, More Money: My Visit to the City of the Future

In my role as Mr. Money Mustache, I do my best to be your one-stop-shop for Lifestyle Guru ideas. So over the years we’ve covered not just the Money side of life, but also the even more important st...

mrmoneymustache.com Apr 07 2023

Best US retirement destinations with snow

I'm not yet retired but my job is now remote and I would like to move to a lower cost of living city. My preference is for snow and nice views. Where have you all retired to that fits this description...

reddit.com Mar 22 2023

A Place For Mom

Anyone have any experience using aplaceformom.com to search for assisted living for their loved one? Came across the site but as soon as I entered my information they’ve been calling and I can&r...

reddit.com Mar 22 2023

Rules

During the last 20 years a lot has been written, reported, spoken about being our authentic selves. When the idea of living authentically first entered my head space, I was working. I wondered then ho...

kathysretirementblog.com Mar 21 2023

Five Impressions on Retirement (2 years)

The days aren't long enough for all the stuff I do, and want, to do. Social life doubled, and life is stress free. Incredible lifestyle. I would go back and be 30 or whatever and do it all again if of...

reddit.com Mar 21 2023

Advice regarding assisted living with no next of kin.

Hi all, I was wondering whether anyone could provide some insight to my situation. This is mainly for my friend who is in his 40s and currently working but has some health issues that can be serious i...

reddit.com Mar 20 2023

Advice needed as I approach retirement

Hello, wise and helpful people :) I'm (Single, no dependents, M58) planning to retire at 60 in the fall of 2024. My pension will cover 86% of my living expenses, and the remaining 14% will come from i...

reddit.com Mar 19 2023

9 Essential Weapons To Reach Financial Independence

Financial Independence is a great thing. It means you can choose to do what you want without relying on your job to support your lifestyle. Who would not want that? More and more people are trying to ...

wealthofgeeks.com Mar 17 2023

I like to retire living on dividend income

Im 46 yrs old is it true that you can retire and live on dividend income is this something reliable and safe submitted by /u/Quiet-Capital-9275[visit reddit] [comments]...

reddit.com Mar 05 2023

Completing the SSA-1724

I need help completing the form for claiming amounts due in the case of a deceased beneficiary. Question #1...name of surviving widow - that's me...I entered my SS#, I answered "yes" to living in the ...

community.aarp.org Mar 02 2023

New 401(k) Rules and Benefits for 2023

Big changes are coming to 401(k) benefits this year and the next few years. If you want to maximize your retirement savings and your retirement lifestyle, it’s critical you are aware of these ch...

401kmaneuver.com Feb 28 2023

Things important, and unimportant

Photo by Megan Ruth on Unsplash Important: Investing for the long-term. Think decades. My holding period for VTSAX is forever, other than maybe selling a few shares while living on my portfolio. I am ...

jlcollinsnh.com Feb 28 2023

Senior Living Focus Group

3S Health is Recruiting Senior Living Focus Group Participants Do you or someone you care for live in a senior living community (Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Home, Memory Care, etc), r...

reddit.com Feb 22 2023

Lifestyle in retirement

Those of you who are retired and don’t have a pension and didn’t save 1mm dollars, how comfortable are you in retirement with SSec and a moderate retirement savings? Did you downsize your ...

reddit.com Feb 22 2023

Why '65' Isn't the Magic Number for Retirement Anymore

The old system is broken. People are living much longer and they need—and want—to work later in life to make the numbers add up. Besides, you can only spend so much time on the golf course....

esquire.com Feb 17 2023

Anybody retire to Vancouver?

Newly retired and living in Halifax. Lived in Vancouver for a few years in the late ‘80’s and been back to visit most recently last May for a few weeks. It’s my favourite place in th...

reddit.com Feb 15 2023

How to navigate living situation as a single woman?

I’m not sure if I should move or not in the next few years. Retiring in appx 2 years. My home is paid for with no HOA but it needs upkeep and has a large yard. I love my house and area but wonde...

reddit.com Feb 14 2023

What phase of your life have you enjoyed the most?

Childhood was good. I had great parents. Adolescence through high school was a time of maturing. There was a lot of confusion during those years. My work years were good. I had money but I grew tired ...

reddit.com Feb 05 2023

I'm living my dream.

I've always loved to tinker and spend time outdoors. I'd tinker and make things on my dad's shop from an early age (8 yo). I retired at 55. Now I tinker and help family by doing yard care and small en...

reddit.com Feb 04 2023

How to fill the hours

Some days it’s just a gym visit and the grocery store, and those days are the hard ones. Theoretically, it should be gym, tidying and purging, reading, tv, dinner, Duolingo, but more often it&rs...

reddit.com Jan 30 2023

Living Off Dividends: It Works, We’re Doing it Right Now

My Uncle gifted me one share of Chevron stock in 1995, seeding my lifelong dividend stock investment portfolio. But I didn’t start living off dividends until I left my IT career in 2022. There w...

retirebeforedad.com Jan 26 2023

I MIss Starting My Day This Way

Like many folks in my generation, a morning paper in the driveway was part of my life for as long as I can remember. My parents subscribed forever, and I developed the same habit. Except while away at...

satisfyingretirement.blogspot.com Jan 26 2023

Being Purposeful in Retirement

I see many posts where people feel that after years of being productive in their career, they feel they still need to contribute in retirement. For me, I feel I did my time, for most things, but I hav...

reddit.com Jan 26 2023

Choosing a Retirement Lifestyle - Eggstack

Working from home due to the pandemic has given many of us a taste of what retirement is like. The experience can serve as a catalyst to begin thinking about what the future holds. At some point we wi...

eggstack.com Jan 02 2022

How I Spend My Time in Retirement

Are you curious how I spent my time in retirement, and how that's changed since my working years?...

theretirementmanifesto.com Nov 11 2021