The Retirement Manifesto Blog

What I’ve Learned From Two Years of Retirement

June 3, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

Two years ago this week, I retired. When I was in my final few years of work I had an obsessive curiosity about what retirement […]
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Are We Facing A Retirement Crisis?

May 27, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

If you’re a Baby Boomer, you’re either retired or rapidly approaching retirement. Are you ready? We’ve all heard about the “retirement crisis” many are confronting, […]
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A Strategy For Buying Into A Bear Market

May 20, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

Buying into a bear market is a tricky thing, and the volatility we’ve experienced this year is enough to test anyone’s nerves. We don’t want […]
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How To Build A Dog House and Improve Your Retirement

May 13, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

What does a dog house have to do with retirement? I can hear the punchline to that question now, something about the husband being banned […]
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Boredom In Retirement (Sneak Peek #2 from my new book!)

April 29, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

When I was in the early stages of negotiating the contract to write my new book, Keys to a Successful Retirement (affiliate link), the publisher […]
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Wise Advice For A Successful Retirement

April 22, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

In my quest to find the best source of advice for a successful retirement, I just found what may be the best source available to […]
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The Positives of a Pandemic

April 15, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

In early 2020, the world suddenly stopped. It was a moment that will live in infamy. A moment that changed time. Like an Emergency Stop […]
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Win A Free Copy of my Book! (plus a Sneak Peek of what’s inside)

April 6, 2020 fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

By now, you’re hopefully aware that my new book, Keys to a Successful Retirement, is launching on May 5th! Today, I’m launching a FREE BOOK […]
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#5 A Day With My Daughter (Leaving A Legacy)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

A Day With My Daughter Three weeks ago, my daughter said she wanted to buy me lunch for my birthday. Yesterday, I took her up on it. At her […]

#4 Milestone 48 Hours (God’s Leading)

Posted on April 13, 2015 by fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

The launching of The Retirement Manifesto. There have seldom been such obvious “stake in the ground” moments in my life. From a long simmering seed of an idea, to full […]

The Retirement Manifesto (How it started)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

How did it start? Tonight, right now. By chance (or not?). Literally, 60 minutes ago as I type these words, I Googled “How to start a blog and get a […]

#2 College, For Life (Paying for college)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

Home alone tonight, my wonderful wife is in Gatlinburg for a “girl’s weekend” with a great friend. So, bachelor weekend, just me and the four dogs. Kind of nice, relaxing, […]

#1 Contentment

Posted on April 12, 2015 by fritz@theretirementmanifesto.com

Contentment A personal decision, that only I can make. Today, I’m starting a blog. A journey to retirement. A journey through my thoughts, dreams, concerns, and financial philosophy. All pondered […]

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