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Car question for single people : one or two cars
Nov 19 2024
I am retired and have a 10 year old with low mileage and some minor damage. I am buying with cash a new car this week. I am debating about keeping both cars. One car could be something guest could dri...
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Learn to be retired before jumping in with both feet…
Nov 16 2024
I’m 59 years old and going to retire soon after 31 years of working. I watched my father bouncing off the walls his first year before settling into retirement. I realized that it would be a good...
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Retirees older than 65, do you find your world is getting smaller?
Nov 14 2024
Now that I'm retired, I'm finding myself getting less interested in world or national news, about opinion pieces, about scandals and controversies, about huge initiatives that might have a significant...
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I am retired but spouse is not - what to do
Nov 10 2024
I (60F) retired almost a year ago. My spouse has just past retirement age and is still working by choice. He has never spoken about retirement- when he would like to, what plans he has, things he want...
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Should I separate out Long Term Care funds into a separate account?
Nov 10 2024
We’re recently retired with more than sufficient savings to fund our retirement. We’ve decided to self-fund our Long Term Care from our savings. I’m trying to decide whether or not t...
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Consulting after retirement - How did you handle it?
Nov 09 2024
Has anyone consulted for their company after they retired? Did you create your own company to work as a consultant, or were you a part-time employee of the company? My current manager and others are r...
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Any retired Feds continuing with FEHB?
Nov 07 2024
I retired 4 years ago and continued on with FEHB. Turned 65 this year so have to sign up for Medicare. I met with a Medicare marketplace advisor and he suggested if I have the means, to continue on wi...
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Six Of My Favorite Newsletters To Help You Live Your Best Retired Life
Nov 06 2024
Preparing for retirement includes watching movies, reading books, and newsletters. Seek out role models. Keep learning and growing....
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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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Retired; How are you coping ???
Nov 04 2024
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My husband retired and now needs something to keep him busy and off the couch.
Nov 04 2024
My husband, 67, retired last year. (I still work full-time from home.) He is in reasonably good health, but I am concerned that he is becoming a couch potato and needs something more than newspapers a...
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Is It Too Late to Do a Roth Conversion if You're Retired?
Nov 03 2024
The short answer is: Not at all. Roth conversions can be great tax-saving strategies … for the right people. Are you a good candidate?...
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Touchy feely question: only for people who have already retired
Oct 24 2024
Question: Other than the loss of stress that you used to suffer in full time work, what shift in outlook or attitude or priorities have you noticed since you retired? Did you discover it right away or...
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What’s your favorite simple pleasure that you couldn’t do before retirement?
Oct 18 2024
Now that I’m retired, I love sitting down every month with the latest Atlantic magazine and reading it cover to cover. I rarely had a block of time for such things when I was working—I&rsq...
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?? Meet Peter Adeney, the Man Who Retired at 30 (AARP Article)
Oct 17 2024
FROM THE ARTICLE - SEE ARTICLE FOR MORE!!! Meet the Man Who Retired at 30. Now 50, the Mr. Money Mustache blogger who helped popularize the FIRE movement shares his secrets. By Daniel Bortz, AARP. Pub...
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Retirement has made me a nicer person
Oct 13 2024
What’s the thing I like most about being semi-retired (and will LOVE when I can afford to fully retire)? Time. I am no longer speeding and tailgating. I can wait in a checkout line without strai...
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I could just sit and read all day....but my shoulders and back are killing me!
Oct 11 2024
Retired a few months now from teaching. We also built a new house that has a covered porch...my absolute favorite part. We are in the Northeast and the fall weather has been lovely, so I sit outside a...
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A Retired Sailors Documentary Helped Change Young Filmmakers’ Lives
Oct 09 2024
Two New York television producers found joy in mentoring underserved students, making cinema a little more diverse along the way....
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First Week of Retired Life - It does not suck!!!
Oct 08 2024
I am just a month shy of my 63rd birthday and I just retired at the end of last week. I worked at my company just under 25 years as a corporate lawyer. There were lots of lunches, dinners and even a c...
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Am I The Only Retired Person That Thinks International Travel Is Overrated?
Oct 08 2024
I've reached a stage where I can travel anywhere, but I want to do something other than travel. Although I grew up poor with immigrant parents, I earned and saved during my sales management career, am...
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Should We Always Pull From our Brokerage Account First in Retirement? (Hint: No)
Oct 01 2024
Patrick and Mary will soon both be retired. They are curious about what their withdrawal strategy should be as they balance various retirement accounts, including a pension, IRAs, and a brokerage acco...
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“Retirement” in Spanish is “jubilaciòn”
Sep 29 2024
I'm counting down to retirement on 9/1/25, and my wife (retired 5 years ago and loving it) sent me this nugget today. A retired person is a jùbilado/a. I just love this, with its connotation of...
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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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Retired - but spouse is still working
Sep 26 2024
I can’t wait for my wife to retire. What? Yes, I mean it. I planned ahead for retirement. I have plenty of hobbies and retirement has been the greatest. However, my wife still works. Therefore, ...
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Is the other shoe going to drop?
Sep 25 2024
I retired a month ago, almost 70, from a profession I loved. I just felt it was time, work was crazy busy and had become stressful for the past year. I wanted to leave on my terms and at the top of my...
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Retired but no interest in staying in touch
Sep 24 2024
I've been surprisingly happy being retired from a large corporation for over 5 years now. I'm lucky that I had a financial plan in place that has worked well. But one area that leaves me unsettled is ...
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Sharing your caregiving challenges
Sep 21 2024
I am not experiencing this personally nor is anyone taking care of me, but it does come up in conversations within my friend circle. Many months back a retired member of r/retirement shared a comment ...
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Do Retired Presidents Receive Social Security?
Sep 19 2024
With one possible exception, retired presidents get Social Security benefits like the rest of us....
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How do you live on a cash basis in today's world?
Sep 18 2024
I'm a few months into retirement, my wife is still working till next June. One of the things we're trying to do--and were starting before I retired--is transitioning our spending on routine items away...
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Don’t Like Being Retired After Three Years
Sep 18 2024
I’ve been retired 3 years now - I hate it. I’m beyond bored. One can only play so much golf & go to so many seminars. My spouse plays cards & other games (she is no longer physical...
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Reducing the number of cars you own/use.
Sep 16 2024
I'm curious about your decision to reduce the number of cars, especially if you're a retired couple and you reduced the number of cars to one (or even zero). What went into that decision? What was the...
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Essential Tips for Improving Your Golf Game
Sep 16 2024
Golf is a great game for people of all ages and it is definitely something to look into if you are retired and find yourself with some extra time. A lot of retired people find it as a great hobby to k...
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My gigantic belly in retirement!
Sep 12 2024
So. I am 61. I’m not even full-time retired, I’m part-time since February! Yes, I’m moving around much less. But a good friend told me that I’m fat and I need to lose weight. I...
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navigating first year of retirement
Sep 10 2024
I retired in my late 50s as the university I was working for here in the UK had massive financial problems. They offered buyouts, so I took one...the alternative was taking a pay cut and having many m...
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Handling vacation property in retirement
Sep 10 2024
I am newly retired (June 1 2024), so am still figuring it out. I am the 3rd generation owner of a 'camp' in Maine, by inheritance. It is only useable about 3-4 months a year, roughly mid-May to mid-Se...
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Should I Consider a Personal Liability Umbrella Policy?
Sep 06 2024
I've been retired a couple of years now, my wife about a year. We recently bought a new car. In talking with our insurance guy, he recommends we get a Personal Liability Umbrella Policy. It would cove...
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A "Real" Summer.
Sep 04 2024
This summer was really challenging. I think it was one of the tougher summers I’ve experienced. Tougher than last year when I was laid off. I am semi-retired officially. My daughter finished kin...
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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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What do you do in the evenings?
Aug 27 2024
I am semi-retired now, down to working two days a week. When I worked full time and on the days I still work, I was/am mentally exhausted and just watch tv. I’ve found on my ‘retired&rsquo...
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“Do Something That Makes You Go To The Library”
Aug 26 2024
In 2021, shortly before I retired, I found myself on a run with a friend who has always been a source of inspiration to me. We are the same age, but while I was preparing to leave behind the structure...
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Bus trip vacations, is this normal?
Aug 25 2024
Now that I'm retired I decided to go on a bus trip for a week with a friend as I have never been on one before. My friend has, and talked about bringing books and magazines for us to read on the bus (...
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Flashback to your first job. What would 'retired' you like 'newbie' you to know?
Aug 23 2024
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How have your eating habits changed since you retired?
Aug 21 2024
In retirement, how are you doing things differently for meals? For example: - How did your shopping, meal prep or meal times change from when you were working? - Are your meals now more adventurous, v...
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Did anyone retire exactly how they planned to 45 years ago?
Aug 20 2024
The biggest thing I didn’t think about were health insurance costs and ended up waiting till I was 65. I think if there had been health care for everyone, I would have retired much earlier. The ...
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Happy retired or disappointed that it didn't turn out like you thought it would
Aug 15 2024
I'm so glad that most here seem to be happy with retirement . How about those of you that it didn't turn out like you expected. Maybe you thought you would travel only to find that you are taking care...
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What word do you use instead of 'retirement?
Aug 15 2024
I (59F) stopped working six months ago. In an effort to define my 3rd act I'm looking for a positive-sounding word or phrase to replace "I'm retired" or I'm in "retirement". For example, I referred to...
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Does it take a while to "get in the groove?" Retirement feels like a grind?
Aug 12 2024
62M. Live in a smaller city in Colorado. Retired from my government job on 7/1/24 after 18 years. Before that I was in the military for 23 years and retired from that in 2005. I was really looking for...
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Retired and living on Social Security checks?
Aug 08 2024
Hi -- I am a reporter at USA Today, and I am halfway through an article about people who are retired and living on their Social Security checks. I want to find a few more people to interview. If you a...
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Jobs For Retired Physicians
Aug 08 2024
While many people look towards retirement as a golden period during which they can finally relax, that isn’t the case ... Read more...
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Should I Max Out My 401k? A CFA Who Retired Young Answers
Aug 08 2024
Should you max out your 401k? It’s an intimidating idea. Before jumping into why you should max out your 401k, let’s step back. If you are under 50, you are allowed to contribute up to $22...
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