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Ok retired 3 days ago. Married, both retired. I m no financial brain surgeon so please be aware of this. So i retired half-way through the year and have to figure out our tax bracket. I don’t wa...
I have been retired for two years. I am very blessed financially. Not to the level of having that beach house but we don’t have any worries for our needs. We use debit card for everyday purchase...
Retirement means different things to different people. This can range from opening up a new business to "if you're working at all, you're not retired". It can mean devoting yourself to unpaid service ...
Well, I made it exactly one year in retirement. Retired at 62, no financial or health worries, but basically got bored. The highlight of my first year, other than an Awsome one month trip to Japan and...
I retired on Monday and no longer have access to my calendar, which admittedly I wasn’t enamored with (Outlook & Teams). I’m looking for something to track travel plans, doctor appoint...
David has a question about taxes in retirement: When you’re retired and no longer getting a regular paycheck from which your employer withheld tax payments on your behalf, how do you estimate th...
My net worth (total assets minus total liabilities) today is 6.3% higher than it was when I retired in 2019. This is in no small part thanks to stellar returns delivered by the financial markets since...
Curious how those of you who are retired or looking at retirement navigate having children under 18 in your household. For example, I have a patient who is on the cusp of retirement who is now looking...
I’ve been retired for three years now. I recently took a vacation and was talking to my mom about it. She’s been retired for 20 years and has gone on many trips. She was joking with me, sa...
So I retired over a year ago. At that time I declined a couple of job offers. The 5 years prior to retirement were a bit hectic due to 3 cross country moves, several different jobs, losing a parent, e...
I've been retired 3 years. Truthfully, I feel useless at times. Some of the most rewarding experiences I've had since retiring have been troubleshooting and fixing our dryer, and doing the transmissio...
So i m retiring soon, my wife is already retired. As far as pension, healthcare, social security, 401K, taxes…. I m fine with these important aspects of retirement What i want to look at now is...
I am turning 73, I retired at 64. About 5 years ago I was bored so I got a job as an on call traffic flagger. I am able to come and go as I please. I live in Oregon and choose to work October through ...
I've only been retired for about 3 weeks but I left a job I loved because of a new CEO that I couldn't work with or for, and because my partner retired a year ago and has been enjoying it. I guess you...
Hey y’all. I started drawing retirement in October ‘23. Notice I didn’t say I retired in 2023. I was a landscaper. The only work I have continued is taking care of four properties. T...
Been retired close to a year now, and everything is going good health wise and financially, but just missing a little focus. As a engineer working for the government, it never was particularly benefic...
Wife and I struggling over where to retire within 3 years. Me M(64) she F (xx - to protect me from getting stink eye). Leave it to say, she is already retired as is not working and drawing SS. We are ...
I just caught up with an colleague, who retired this year at 68 years old. Community Nurse for the last 30 years and he had a great work ethic. Hence he had over 1000 hours sick leave when he finished...
Has anybody become a better housekeeper in retirement? We had someone come in twice a month to help with cleaning while we worked, but our cleaner retired before we did. I am not adverse to having som...
I retired about a year ago from this workplace, but recently, suddenly out of nowhere, my previous company is asking me if I am available for the next 6 months. I politely declined their initial offer...
Retired last year, living off savings and small SS for my wife until I turn 70 in December. Filed taxes for 2023 using HR Block software, paid state and Feds calculated taxes due. Then in last few wee...
Hello! For the retirees out there...were there things you stocked up before you retired because you knew you would have limited funds? I remember my grandmother going to JCP during their big underwear...
I have been retired for 1 year now. This week my wife is on a mission to declutter and I fully support that. On my side I have a stack of nice walnut backed US Patent awards, probably about 15 and eve...
I started journaling about the time I retired 8 months ago. (I use the iPhone app Journal.) it was just to make note of unusual things seen or experienced or things accomplished or other satisfying mo...
Interested to know how you track spending v your budget. We are semi-retired w a variable income that we do not figure into our income so taking withdrawals down savings and not tapping SS until 70 pe...
I am a 70-year-old retired male, single with no children, currently living in the Midwest. I’ve spent most of my life living out West and am used to living single. I moved back to my hometown in...
Today, at age 64, I have been retired for three years after a four-decade career in both the business world ... Read more...
For those of you who have retired married, for you and your spouse on the same page for everything going into retirement? My wife and I have yet to sit down and really look at what retirement will be ...
I just came back from visiting friends I'll call the L's. He retired from a state job and between pension and SS, his income is more than what his take-home was while working. She's still working but ...
It's a beautiful Monday morning just a little over 4 years since I involuntarily retired. (That turned out to be a good thing). I often reflect, on these weekday mornings, on how incredible it is to h...
In a new survey asking retirees what surprised them about being retired, the big winner – for 43 percent – was how much they’re enjoying it. The rest of the survey indicates that the...
A bill was recently introduced in the House by Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn) called "You earned it You keep it". It would eliminate federal taxes from Social Security wages. A windfall for most retired pe...
This is my first Saturday of being retired. I finished my last work project on Wednesday and it's taken me until today to start to feel like maybe it's true. I started to know I needed to retire about...
In 2014, my wife retired from her high-stress pathology practice at age 48. She walked away for a specific reason ... Read more...
I retired a couple years ago and have found my groove and hobbies. If anything, I’d say I feel busier than I ever imagined I would be. Unfortunately I feel I have a void that I haven’t fou...
We are so lucky to have a close group of friends for more than 50 years. Now that we are retired, we have been traveling together. Each trip we take, one guy becomes increasingly obnoxious and rude. H...
I've been retired for a good number of years. When I first retired I was nervous about sitting around twiddling my thumbs and doing nothing. So I decided to get back to hobbies I had or get into new h...
I retired at the end of August, after all bonuses and retention incentives had paid out. Because it had been a good year, I knew I was likely to get a hit with IRMAA, both with Medicare B and D. Becau...
I get tons of ads for remote work but many are just influencers trying to make a buck. I’m a retired teacher, so I could tutor and am also interested in doing research. Does anyone do part time ...
So, two weeks ago retired after working for 50 years in the building and construction industry. I’ve basically been just decompressing since then, even though I still can’t sleep in. I sti...
I retired last year at 60. My wife plans on retiring next April at 60 as well. We’ve done ok in life relatively speaking. We will be able to buy a retirement home and live near our kids fairly c...
Linda is retired and financially independent. Her advisor suggests she have a separately managed account specifically for tax loss harvesting. Today on Your Money, Your Wealth® podcast 479, Joe An...
To avoid lying awake at night once you’re retired, consider having these strategies in place before you take the plunge....
So I have been retired for about 3 years now and my goal was to try new things and to keep myself active and sharp by leaning new skills. When people ask me what my hobby is I tell them I am a skill c...
Jennifer, 54, plans to retire soon. Her husband, 70, is retired, on Social Security, and dealing with some severe health issues. Jennifer worries about possibly becoming single in retirement, which co...
I'm 62, and will be "retired" fully within the year (10 more months). My hubby is 53 and will likely retire in a couple years. What bothers both of us is that we feel the word 'retirement' has such a ...
Pets can be expensive in retirement, not retired yet, 8 more months. We have have 4 pets 2 dogs and two cats. One cat is diabetic so we have the insulin cost every 3 months. We have pet insurance on b...
Hi: I retired in 2022 and was charged a part D monthly adjustment in 2022 for high income reported on 2020 tax return filed in April 2021. May I file for a refund based on 2022 income? If so do I use ...
The program pairs people over 50 and typically retired with younger students who need to catch up on reading. Tutors typically spend two 30-minute sessions with students per week and are trained by AA...
What to know about selling your home in order to downsize in your retired years....