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I decided to do some consulting for my former employer at their request, with guard rails that it be half-time, six months duration, and that it’d be W2 so I don’t have to form an LLC and ...
Followed by being able to spend my time doing whatever I want ? submitted by /u/StrawberryJuicyJam[visit reddit] [comments]...
Let's share slice of life for this particular day. What do you have going on? What do you plan to do? If the answer is "nothing", then what does nothing look like for you? If you happen to be really b...
Retirement is great but not exactly what I had envisioned. I'm not complaining! I pay all my monthly bills with automatic withdrawals from my brokerage account. I have more than enough money for every...
It’s inevitable that one spouse or partner will live alone at some point in their life; plan ahead to make sure the survivor will be OK financially....
I just ended a very high stress job as a clinical supervisor in a rather wild and dysfunctional community mental health setting. After 17 years working in the front lines of trauma, 15 years in educat...
Interesting column in the Wall Street Journal; curious how it strikes people here (both those who have yet to retire, and those who are already retired). I am very much in the group that the author de...
I have been retired for 2 years and have loved every minute of it. Run each morning (weather permitting), then hit gym, go play pickleball. Then it’s household chores or just hanging out on the ...
My last work day was last Friday but I have been on garden leave for 4 weeks before that so it’s been a month of not working already. I am finally fully retired. Woo hoo! The first thing that I ...
What kind of logical and/or illogical reasons stop you from spending in retirement and drawing down your nest egg? submitted by /u/victorlazlow1[visit reddit] [comments]...
I am retiring soon just coming up to sixty. I am a little concerned that when I retire, I will not have things to do. I know I have lots of tasks to do round the house and garden, but I mean social ac...
I’m 67, and I have an active HSA account from my former employer, though there is zero balance in it because we spent it down last year and of course there are no more employer contributions. No...
If you had to pick one, just one favorite thing about being retired what would it be? Spending time with grandchildren? Not having a boss to answer to? Sleeping in? The pure overall freedom? Feeling a...
Let’s change the subject a bit. Whether you have retired or not, do you have one favorite photo that brings back a great the memory of the place you have been? My wife and I love to travel and v...
Hi all. I'm realizing that I cannot do all the things I want to do in retirement. I was so stressed in my previous job that I felt I had to retire. Now that I'm feeling healthier, is it wise to return...
Have any of you retired to the EU in your retirement? Are you splitting your time between the USA and the EU or are you retired to the EU 100% of the time? How is that going for you overall? Was it wh...
I am a little over three years away from retirement. I feel like I don't have much energy left after a day of work. My job is not physically demanding, but it is stressful. I feel like it is too close...
In 2019, I retired from the practice of medicine, giving up my day and night job as an anesthesiologist for ... Read more...
For those who are anxious about whether they'll have enough money, the good news is that the cost of living generally falls when you retire, for a lot of reasons. Here's a list of things that pertain ...
Note: Class B is an RV purpose built van for camping. It’s slightly larger than a regular van. A Class B+ is based on a van but then the back is removed and a camper is built in the frame. It&rs...
I am retired but still have some ESPP stock from my last two employers. I know that when I sell these ESPP shares the 15% discount I received will be deemed "ordinary income" and as such I will need t...
I spent some months before I retired thinking seriously about what I wanted retirement life to be like. How much "home time" did I want? Did I have big travel aspirations? What kind of people did I wa...
I gave up essentially all social media a decade ago when I realized I felt like I needed a shower afterwards. My only remaining ones are LinkedIn (which I seldom look at except to track former junior ...
I recently terminated my financial advisor based on the helpful feedback from this subreddit. NOW, I need to educate myself more. I am planning to retire next year, and wondering about when to start s...
Sooo…. Scenario is husband will be retiring 5-7 yrs. He is over 55 now, and we are looking forward. We are looking at new states that are military friendly mainly. I am also looking at states t...
For this topic, I'm not asking anything about your income or draw-down rate. I'm only interested in what your annual expenditure is, as a thermometer for how much it takes to survive comfortably in re...
You may have heard about the early retirement movement making waves with stories of dedicated savers who have been able to escape the traditional workforce much earlier than 65. You may have even......
At the beginning of each calendar year, we encourage our retired (or near-retired) readers to perform an actuarial valuation of their household assets and spending liabilities to see whether changes s...
I lived in Costa Rica for 20 years (thinking I would live there forever) but returned to the US when my health declined and it was impossible for me to continue to live alone. I began receiving Social...
Laura Stover, RFC is solo today for a special episode as we cover this week’s featured article from Kiplinger “Consistency Is the Key to Investing When You're Retired.” We need to fo...
Retired parents who have a child with a disability say the income they and their children receive from Social Security is critical to their survival. Yet, for some, it still falls short of what they n...
My husband (61) is 100% retired. I'm (62) mostly there but did work part time for half the year so have earned income. Is there any reason we absoluteely should (or should not) contribute to our Roth ...
Hiya! I retired 5 years ago at 57 (single) with 1.2 million net worth. Financial advisor told me 99% chance plan would work until I was 99. Told him my spending would be around 5k net a month. I will ...
I was laid off at 58, 59 now. I have accepted being retired. I’m thinking of getting a HELOC. Will I run into problems getting approved because I am retired? I just want it for home emergencies ...
Hello, I am glad to have found this thread. After working for 30 plus years in the finance industry, I'm finding retirement to be an interesting adjustment. I've always operated on a very regimented s...
I’m just getting started with retirement at 67, but it’s pretty low key. Working a part time job for fun, something not very taxing and that gets me out of the house. Other than that, it&r...
I want to acknowlege that this may sound self-indulgent and annoy anyone who is struggling right now. I am not and I am thankful, even though maybe going through a rough patch today. The gift of time ...
I am single and approaching retirement. Most of the post I see seem to be from couples. I would love to hear some experiences from single and retired people? submitted by /u/NovaLouAdded[visit reddit]...
Following numerous posts here and on AskReddit. Curious about your ideas/thoughts of retirement, and if your retired, is it all it's cracked up to be? Or more, or less? I've posted numerous times, tha...
I posted this in r/healthcare and didn't get any responses. Maybe someone here can answer? I am retired to there is that :-) I appreciate anyone who answers. I think I understand how this works, but w...
I’ve been retired for almost two years and I’m pretty content with my mix of activities during the day. Some active, some relaxed. Some purposeful, some for fun. Some social, some alone. S...
While the 2024 COLA is far lower than last year’s 8.7% increase, it’s still higher than average thanks to stubborn inflation....
The snowbird lifestyle is an appealing choice for many retirees who seek to escape the harsh winter months. For those newly retired, this lifestyle offers the freedom to migrate between two homes, one...
I had a lot on my plate, and had planned to retire in January. My work changed dramatically over the past 9 months, and it really just felt like too much. I was also feeling sick and exhausted all the...
Please only vote IF retired and USA loans. Thanks! Just this month payments have resumed on student loans. Despite what many people believe, yes some Retirees have student loans. It is yet another tug...
My wife and I are in our 50's and will probably stop working in 5-10 years. We don't have kids and live in a small metro area in the northeast. A little over a decade ago, we built our "forever home" ...
If you’re a retiree or close to retiring, you probably have a paid-off principal residence, or should be close to having one. However, many retirees—including me—have grown children ...
Working through retirement may seem like an absurdly oxymoronic approach to one's golden years, yet it's becoming the norm. Over two-thirds (69%) of unretired investors report they may work or continu...
Hello everyone. My father is set to retire at age 75. The issue is he has a TIAA retirement account which is like a 401k but not quit. It's a retirement account from a university. It seems to be somet...
March 15, 2023 — It seems like retirement shouldn’t be allowed to start until a person went through a required course. There are so many important decisions – when to take Social Sec...