A year or so before my husband John retired in May of 2024, we started watching YouTube retirement videos. Our favorites are Joe Kuhn; Happy on Monday; Holy Schmidt; Erin Talks Money; Retire This Way with $500K; Merit Financial Advisors; Streamline Financial; Think Retirement; Retire Early $500K; James Conole, CFP; Ari Taulieb, CFP; Tae Kim […]
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The Art of Retiring
The decision was made about a year ago that my husband would be retiring in May of 2024. John, being the planner and critical thinker that he is, began studying the topic with the goal of us making the best decisions in retirement for our finances, health, and mental well-being. He’s been learning about retirement […]
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Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Easter was especially memorable for John and me this year. We had all eight of our grandchildren (ranging from 5.5 months to 11 years old) with us the week after Easter Sunday. Between them and their parents who were able to make it into town, there were 15 of us eating meals together every […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Big Question
There seems to be a standard set of questions we get asked at various stages in our lives. When you’re a kid, the question is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In high school, it’s “Where are you going to go to college?” Once your schooling is done, the career questions […]
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