Intellectually, you know that what’s happening will soon pass. Emotionally, you’re anxious and maybe even downright afraid. Me too. The stock market is being pummeled. As I write this, the …
Countdown Series #2 – Thinking Back, What Is Your First Memory Of…?
In our Countdown Series, we’ve covered some of the topics that I find most interesting and important when considering how to plan a successful retirement and a lasting legacy. We …
Countdown Series #3 – Your Favorite Possession
In our journey toward some sense of financial peace and contentedness, I think it would be a shame to not talk about stuff. Not just clutter stuff like we did …
Countdown Series #4 – More Clutter, Less Clutter
Clutter, clutter, clutter. You know I can’t stand it. If you can’t stand it, you’re probably married to someone who doesn’t mind it. If you don’t mind clutter, then you’re …
Countdown Series #5 – The Four Day Week
In our continuation of the Countdown Series, I’m speaking again to the aspiring retiree, but you may wish to read on even if you’re already retired. The focus that this …
Countdown Series #6 – When Paychecks End
If you’re a regular reader of the Weekly, you may recall that I discussed here that the five-year anniversary of the Weekly is nearing. Well, it’s almost here. And while I’ll use …
Tasty Treat
Tastes change as we get old(er). I remember as a kid, my grandma would serve us vanilla ice cream with malted milk powder sprinkled on top as dessert. You’d get …
Returns Risk Returns
Retirement can be an amazing time in a person’s life (or so I’m told). Waking up each day with the opportunity to live out your agenda rather than someone else’s …
25 or 6 to 4
A couple of years ago I chose to rediscover the band, Chicago. They’d become so ingrained in our day-to-day through their ballads and familiar hits that it’d been easy to …
Patience is a…Virtue?
Given the natural break that a new decade provides, we’ve been looking back over the last ten years to see where we’ve come from and where we may be headed …