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We are retiring in a little under 3 years. We have been 100% in equities for 20 years and have a little over $600k over several accounts. We live very frugally and can get by very comfortably on about...
I work in healthcare administration with a focus on Medicare compliance, value based payment arrangements, revenue forecasting, and budgeting. I am retiring in 9-weeks. I have been in my role for almo...
Another year is upon us and it’s a great time to assess how ready you are for retirement to kick off 2023. If you’re retiring this year, it’s essential to have some concrete answers ...
In early January, Social Security’s retiring Chief Actuary, Steve Goss, releasedan actuarial valuation of a proposal intended to improve the solvency of the Social Security trust funds based on ...
Tuesday, January 21 - Monday, January 27, 2025 Most Commented score comments title & link 57 132 comments Retiring before your spouse? How did it go? Top Comments score comment 24 /u/roblewk said ...
Chuck Pagano is joining the Baltimore Ravens after retiring four years ago. Here's what it takes to unretire....
Fink says it's time to rethink the traditional retirement age of 65. Baby boomers are partly to blame....
You can take a loan from your 401(k) plan if necessary, but it runs the risk of jeopardizing your long-term retirement goals, so make sure to consider your options carefully....
I'm likely going to retire 3 to 4 years before my spouse will retire. Various reasons, but this has always been the plan. He is fine with it. Very supportive. I've had a minor taste of this for years ...
I am 59 and I had planned on working full time until I was 62. However things have recently changed at work and in life that is leading me to rethink my plan and retire next year. I am a little worrie...
Just turned 64M. I plan on retiring in September. I’ve lived in Tallahassee Fl for 22 years. My wife passed away December 23’ and I just think it would be easier for me to continue on in a...
Explore how redefining your relationship with productivity can lead to a more meaningful and fulfilling life and perhaps an earlier retirement. The post Oliver Burkeman on the Surprising Benefits of B...
If any of these signs ring true, retiring in 2025 may be in your cards....
Happy retirement, all. My husband is retiring in May at 65.5 yrs (so on Medicare) and with our institutional healthcare plan, which happens to be an Advantage plan (Humana, it's negotiated by our stat...
Today is my first real day of retirement (yesterday being a holiday). I suggested to my wife that a great way to celebrate would be to spend 3-4 days in Orlando, and get away from this cold front that...
Thinking of retiring in Puerto Rico? Beach-loving retirees can look to the Caribbean for a scenic and sunny U.S. island to call their new home....
? Show Notes Welcome to 2025! In this episode, we kick off the new year with Tanya Nichols from Align Financial to discuss the unique considerations of retiring single with no children. As part of our...
If you worked a non-traditional schedule before retiring, do you have any suggestions for adjustment to retirement life. Husband just retired from the airline industry. For over 43 years, he's been wo...
Alicia Munnell started the Boston College Center for Retirement Research in 1998. As she prepares to leave, she says fixing Social Security should be a priority now....
Greetings all, I’m curious to hear everyone’s thoughts on the following. My wife and I are still several years away from retirement, her about 5 and 10 myself. Even though the ‘big d...
Well, finally coming up on retirement from a corporate sales job after more than thirty years. Getting Medicare at the start of 65th birthday month was the key to my decision. Younger wife (10 years) ...
The decision to retire is complex enough. But throw a family farm into the mix and it introduces a host of issues most people never think about. How long will the farmer be physically capable of doing...
Physicians have a strange relationship with retiring. Because medical professionals tend to have a later start to their careers, they ... Read more...
I’m retiring in a few weeks, and we’ll have enough in our taxable (brokerage) account to cover 3-4 years. I decided to keep about a year’s expenses in a HYSA, and put the rest in a t...
Navigating the final stretch of your professional career can be daunting. We've compiled a checklist to help you put your best foot forward into retirement....
Planning on retiring in next few years. Is there some planner or scheduler in USA that lets me write down what steps I need to do when? Eg. Know I need to stop HSA contribution 6 mts before. When do I...
I (64M) am thinking about retiring. Still working now and want to keep my job as long as I can (or 67 whichever comes first). But ageism is real and I may get laid off. If I get laid off, can I take u...
I'm struggling a bit with something and wonder whether others have too. I guess it feels like a certain guilty feeling as I think about retiring. I'm in higher education and have been teaching full-ti...
Hello there. Age 64 now and would like to retire @ 67. Have about $375K in 401K plus $85K in my wife's 401ak but she is 8 years younger and plans tonwork to 65 before retiring herself. Musts before I ...
I’m 60, turning 61 soon. Financially, I think we’re (60 wife) in solid shape, but I’m a nervous wreck about telling my boss I’m retiring. We have $1.5m in our IRAs, $1.7m in af...
Looking for some advice and perspective from this wise group of people. Here's the story so far... My wife and I have worked in tech and done well enough for ourselves. During COVID, she went through ...
Retiring, for many if not most, is a leap into the unknown. New retirees quickly learn that hard work is required to fill the void created by leaving the workplace. Building and consolidating this new...
5 Steps to prepare your savings within 12 months of your retirement....
Will I loose my shutdown pay, retiring in Dec. Will I loose my shutdown pay, retiring in Dec? Hi all, I’ve been reading this forum for a while and now want to pull the trigger on retirement, but...
Retiring next week. Thinking of purchasing 3 acres and putting on some mobile homes (in Tn) and renting them. I think it would take 200k start up to buy the land (55k for three acres, 2.5 is usable th...
Retiring in a couple of years, partner will follow soon thereafter. We're looking around the house and thinking about things to get done. What things did you do in your home in anticipation of aging i...
Before retiring in 2012, I didn't fear boredom or loneliness. It never occurred to me that I would be bored with so much potential freedom. My main fear was whether giving up a steady paycheck was an ...
Hello. I plan to retire next year at 63. I’m making this decision not only for health reasons but also because I’m an artist & I am too stressed out in the 9 to 5 & need to serious...
Retiring early with a severance package is one of the smartest ways to leave the corporate world. Walking away without trying to secure one could leave tens of thousands, or even millions, on the tabl...
In this episode of the Rock Your Retirement Show, Betsy makes a triumphant return to update host Kathe Kline on her exciting journey since retiring four months ago. From embarking on an exhilarating t...
My wife and I will retire in our 40s, and we need to decide how to draw down our investments. So, we created a Retirement Drawdown Statement. The post I’m Retiring in My Mid-40s; Here’s Ho...
For many, early retirement feels like the ultimate goal. More time with family, pursuing hobbies, and saying goodbye to the daily grind. When I retired early, I imagined relaxation, adventure, and mor...
I'm 59 1/2 and my wife and I are wanting to plan retirement but we have quite a few issues to safely retire. We are still having to be caretakers of parents and don't have funds really set aside to fi...
There are two things most financially-conscience people aspire to: retiring rich or retiring early. But which is better? Many people who haven't retired believe early retirement sounds fantastic, espe...
Gen Xers still have some time – but not a ton – to plan for retirement....
I’m (62F) retiring 12/6/24 from my nonprofit fundraising job. I’ve worked in fundraising for most of my career for a variety of clients, all of them wonderful organizations with moving mis...
Health costs before age 65 when you qualify for Medicare are expensive. Here are 9 ways to make early retirement insurance more affordable. The post Retiring at 62 or Before? 9 Ways to Cover Your Heal...
Would you believe me if I told you that most millionaires don’t earn six-figure incomes? It’s true, and it’s exactly why income isn’t the biggest hurdle to retiring young. Rece...
Hello everyone! My husband and I are in our early 60s (him) and late 50s (me). He is looking at retiring from his company in about 5 years. We have lived in the same area in the south for the entire 3...