Although Social Security is underfunded by ~22%, I believe Social Security will make us all millionaires in retirement. Let me explain, especially with the massive cost-of-living adjustment for 2022. When I was driving home from San Mateo one day I took a wrong turn and ended up at Hillsdale Mall. There I saw an amazing […]
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In the spring of 2012, I hung up my sword after working in finance since 1999. But I’ve discovered it’s impossible to stay retired once you retire early. There was actually a hiccup the very last day of work, a Friday. When I was e-mailing some personal files from my work account to my personal account
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Who doesn’t like a pair of nice fitting jeans? Did you know that you can use the jeans strategy to save more for retirement and stay in better shape to boot? What the heck is the jeans strategy? Read on to learn how jeans can inspire you to save money and stay healthy. For the
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So you listened to the State Of The Union and heard President Obama muff the pronunciation of MyRA. Was that “My IRA?” Or was that “Myra,” like a woman’s name? I’m going with the latter. There’s an excellent 2,100 word piece entitled, “Will MyRA Solve The Retirement Crisis?” on Daily Capital you may want to check
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Every person has a different idea of the perfect retirement. Some are happy to live off the grid where nobody speaks another language other than English and the best restaurant in town is the greasy spoon. Others are happy to live in a one bedroom or even a trailer to make ends meet. Heck, some
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Despite mentally writing off the value of my Social Security benefits, in the bottom drawer in the way back of my cob-webbed mind, I know it will be there to fund my early bird special seafood buffets when I’m retired. Sure, the eligibility age for withdrawal might rise from 62 to 67, but we’re all
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After retirement, what do you think you’re going to do? The obvious answer is save the world of course! If you don’t plan on retiring to something, you may end up experiencing all the negativities of retirement you did not know existed. OK, you can’t really save the world, but you can certain do things
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As students, it is trendy and idealistic to be Socialists. It’s just not cool to be a Capitalist while in school. We believe in our leaders and want to help as many people as possible through programs we don’t have to pay for. When we only pay a little or no taxes at all, of
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Author Romeo Clayton of How We Prevent Wealth is hosting a challenge for all of us to figure out how much do we exactly need for retirement. He calls it “The Wealth Number Challenge” where we input our current age, savings, rate of return, current tax rate, annual contribution, years during retirement and more to
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Australia is one of the richest countries in the world. In fact, the average inheritance in Australia is the highest in the world! How can this be when Australia doesn’t have many world-class companies you’ve heard of? Let’s explore Australia’s education, investment, tax, healthcare, and retirement system. Australia: One Of The Richest Countries In The
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