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The topic of this post is…Gambling in retirement
Ok…this is the confession of a degenerate gambler. For decades I have gambled large sums of money in casinos and card games all around the world. When I say “large sums” I remember (painfully) losing $10,000 in about a minute. Happily, I also had days where I won nearly $100,000 in one setting…and hit a…
Read MoreYou won’t miss it…2
The topic of this blog is…the things from work you will miss. You will miss virtually NOTHING. I know that is hard to believe, but it is true. You will be so involved with the new opportunities and activities of you life that the old ones will fade, fade away. The above is not entirely…
Read MoreYou won’t miss it.
The topic of this blog is…You won’t miss it. My wife and I have had some big homes along the way…up to 8000 square feet for just the two of us. By the way…we found we were happier in a normal size home. Well prior to retirement we moved to a normal sized home and…
Read MoreSay Goodbye to Debt
I woke up at 5am this morning and had this blog running through my head. Not sure why…but here goes. Debt can keep you from completely enjoying your retirement…or life for that matter. Debt happens to all of us…or almost all of us. It sure happened to me. If you have two kids in college…
Read MoreDealing with the guilt of NOT living near your loved ones in retirement
The topic of this blog is…Dealing with the guilt of not living near your children or grand children One of the things that causes retired people to live in places they do not really want to live is the fact they want to be near their kids and grand kids. I totally get why this…
Read MoreDo you want to become a writer?
The topic of this blog is…Do you want to write now that you are retired? Do you want to write in your retirement? Story of your life…history of your family…what you learned during your career…a novel…ideas that you think will help others…whatever. If you do want to write and you have no idea how to…
Read MoreTraveling While Retired
The topic of this blog…travel in retirement I am a lucky guy in that I got to travel to all fifty states and some 80 countries before I retired. However, a lot of that travel consisted of landing at the airport, driving to a hotel, going to a meeting, going back to the airport and…
Read MoreWhat I don’t like about being retired
Topic of this blog…The things I do NOT like about being retired. #1 Aging I do not like aging one bit. Yes, I do love being retired, having just about no pressure on me, not having a schedule I have to keep, not having major responsibilities, having my freedom, not having to attend a meeting,…
Read MoreHas Your Retirement Been Hijacked?
I think most of us want to do the right thing by our parents, relatives, loved ones. We want to help them out when they need help. Be there for them in their old age or when they need help. We do what we can…just like they have done for us in the past. We…
Read MoreIs it Better for you to Take the Pension or the Lump Sum?
One of the hardest decisions you may have to make as you get ready to retire is whether or not you will take your pension as a monthly (some pay quarterly) payment, or the actuarial value of those expected payments in one lump sum. So…do you take the $1000 a month for each month for…
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