I published an article about a year ago titled “The 8 Questions I Need to Answer Before I Decide to Retire.” In it, I said that I did not know when I would “retire” and that I was taking it year by year. I had no idea that just one year later I would be…
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Tithing and Giving in Retirement
Most of us will see a change in our financial situation in retirement. Instead of earning an income from work, we will start receiving income from other sources such as Social Security, pensions and/or annuities, and possibly withdrawals from our retirement savings accounts. Since our income sources will change in retirement, in what ways if…
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7 Hard Truths About Retirement
I was recently reading an article in Forbes magazine titled, “Can You Handle the Truth About Retirement?” It was enlightening but frankly also a little depressing. The author lists things like, “after you retire, the only guarantee is that you will die” (a true statement, but just a tad morbid, I think); “problems don’t go…
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Why You Should Consider Delaying Collecting Social Security Benefits
I know quite a few people who have taken an early “traditional” retirement. By that I mean they were between age 62 and 66 and relying on Social Security, retirement savings, possibly some part-time work, and perhaps a pension to supply the income they need in retirement. A relatively common thing among them is their…
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