Try Something Different … Like the Opera
by The opera? Really? I’ve given some thought to how I am going to use my extra free time in retirement, but attending the opera wasn’t really on …
How Will I Fill My Days … and Grow at the Same Time?
I did try and convince the Love-goddess that watching golf on television and drinking beer would be worthy new daily pursuits for me in retirement. …
European Travel – How Much Does a Two-Month Trip Cost?
You’re thinking that you would like to take a trip to Europe. You’re retired and you no longer have to cram as much as you …
Book Synopsis & Takeaways – New Rules of Retirement: What Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Telling You
Book Synopsis & Takeaways – New Rules of Retirement: What Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Telling You – By Warren MacKenzie and Ken Hawkins Synopsis: McKenzie …
Striking a Budget and Tracking Your Expenses – Part 3 of 3 – My Expense Items and Categories with a Little Bit of Income Tracking Talk Thrown In
by I can’t really recall exactly when I decided that we should start tracking our expenses and setting a budget every year. But it did turn …
Striking a Budget and Tracking Your Expenses – Part 2 of 3 – The Basics of Budgeting and Tracking (Updated)
The first task is to figure out exactly how much after tax income you will have coming in for the year. This tells you how …
Striking a Budget and Tracking Your Expenses – Part 1 of 3 – Everyone Should Be Doing It
Beginning to strike a yearly budget and track our family expenses, many years ago was far-and-away the single most important money decision we have ever …
Lifestyle, I’m Hoping To Still Have One In Retirement
What is lifestyle? According to my computer’s built in dictionary it is simply “the way in which a person lives” – a definition sufficiently vague …
We’re Talking About the Dreaded Exercise, and Developing Healthy Habits … Sigh!
Health and Fitness, I know it has to be in here. In retirement most of us have arrived at the point where it is important …
What’s With the Homefront?
A separate category for household related issues? Hmmmm — another one that might not seem to make immediate sense. Trust me, many of you will …