You’ve probably heard about the Nebraska meatpackers who won the largest lottery jackpot in the United States last week. One winner replied “I’ve been retired for about four days now” when asked what he would do with his winnings. His response did not surprise me; I’m sure my reaction would be similar! What does surprise me is that many Americans…
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Consider Early Retirement Carefully
Most people, even if they love their jobs, perk up at the thought of early retirement. They can quickly come up with a list of many reasons why they would be crazy not to take an early retirement if it was offered to them. There are many great things about taking an early retirement, that is for sure, but there…
10 Ways To Remain Connected During Retirement
One of your biggest fears of retirement may not be giving up the hustle and bustle of the working world but remaining socially connected. After all, with your coworkers, you have likely made some close personal friendships. You likely treasure them and consider them as closer (if not closer) than your family members and other friends outside the work force.…
Retiring Or Leaving The Company How To Properly Do An Ira Rollover
Retiring or leaving the company–How to Properly do an IRA Rollover Whether you are retiring or changing jobs, you need to know what to do with your employer sponsored retirement plan before your leave. Once you leave a job for whatever reason, you can choose to: What’s your Reaction? Love Love 0 Smile Smile 0 Haha Haha 0 Sad Sad…
What Is A Ira
What is a IRA? IRA is an acronym for Individual Retirement Account. These are savings accounts that allow an individual to save periodically to take care of his financial needs after retirement from active work. These accounts are patronized by the government since they encourage people to plan for their post-retirement financial needs. The government provides incentives in the form…
Compare Retirement Planning Software How To Spot The Best Software
So how can you compare retirement planning software to find out which one is the best for you? The great thing about today is that there are literally millions of websites on the Internet to help you achieve your retirement planning goals. Unfortunately, this vast amount of competition can make finding the right retirement planning software rather difficult, because there…
Planning For My Retirement
I am eligible to retire from my current job on April 4, 2010. And that is the day that life without work begins. My retirement will be different than most in that my monthly take home will increase over the years. This is due to a government pension, military retirement and social security. When I hit 57 years and 4…
Retirment Coming Don T Fall Off That Three Legged Stool
For much of the world, retirement can seem like a long ways away. Most of us have a feeling that things will just work themselves out. The reality is, you have to take care of yourself and your family and that no one else is going to do it for you. We have been trained to believe that we will…
Retirement The Beginning Of A New Life
Before the 19th or early 20th century, a worker will work until he dies or until a time where he can no longer perform the job he is entrusted with. If it’s the latter case, then he will have to rely on his life savings or from his family to meet his daily requirement. Nowadays, many developed nations have some…
Retirement Planning For The Stay At Home Mom
When you first plan on staying home with your children, probably the first thing you do is take a look and see if you can afford it. You cut back on cable TV, buy older cars, lose retirement benefits… Whoops! Most moms don’t seem to be thinking about what being a stay-at-home mom does for her retirement package. The years…