In my last post, The Case for an All-Weather Approach, I wrote conceptually about what it means to build something sustainable, rather than something that only shines in ideal conditions. […]
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Tag: retirement planning
The Things We Never Talk About
Through 11 years of writing and researching on this blog, I’ve noticed there are things we never talk about. Today’s topic is one such example. I’ve never written about it. […]
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The Case for an All-Weather Approach
Like many teenage girls, I had my high school bedroom walls covered in posters. Actor Rob Lowe took center stage, with a bit of Matt Dillon sprinkled in. (Ladies of […]
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How Do You Know When Your “Retirement Room” Is Ready?
Six months ago, in my first Retirement Manifesto guest post, Retirement – My Journey From “No, Never” to “Maybe One Day, I wrote: “Suddenly, retirement wasn’t a vague checkbox I […]
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The Gap Between Living And Living Well
On rare occasions, I read something so insightful that I feel compelled to share it with the readers of this blog. Today’s article is an example of one such occasion. […]
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What’s More Important Than a Safe Withdrawal Rate?
On a random weekday earlier this month, a few hours of unexpected free time materialized on my calendar. My eyes quickly darted to Bill Bengen’s new book, A Richer Retirement: […]
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3 Questions That Determine 99% of Your Retirement Success
We all know the importance of planning when it comes to achieving retirement success. But what, exactly, should you plan for? Today, we’re boiling it down to the three questions […]
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The Future of Retirement: How Technology Will Make Aging Easier
I remember my first “mobile phone” like it was yesterday (calling it “mobile” was a stretch). It was the late 1980s, I was in my first sales role, and our […]
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How Social Security Spousal Benefits May Change My Claim Date
After 18 years of writing about Social Security and conducting hundreds of analyses for singles, couples, widows, widowers, and divorcees, I figured I had my own claiming strategy nailed down. […]
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My Biggest Surprise in Retirement
Surprise! Fritz here. I know I said I was retiring from full-time blogging, but we’ve just started a two-month home expansion project (a 700 sq ft addition), and our house […]
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