There is perhaps no more revered institution in America than that of Sport. Baseball is our national pastime. The Super Bowl is our most watched television program. Popular franchises have billion dollar price tags. Phrases like “The Miracle on Ice” and “The Dream Team” still illicit emotion decades after the games that spawned them. Our [...]
Don’t let death of a spouse derail retirement
The odds are extremely good that my wife will outlive me. Whatever the reason—genetics, a healthier diet, the fact that she uses our treadmill as something other than a clothes rack—there will likely come a day when she bids me adieu. Most people know that women have a longer life expectancy than men, living about [...]
Social Security statement now available online
I’m back from the land of the midnight sun and trying to get caught up on any retirement news I missed while on the road. One item that caught my eye was the Social Security Administration’s decision to provide online statements for estimated retirement benefits. You may have noticed that they quit mailing the paper [...]
How to retire now
Think back to Bill Gates in his Harvard dorm room when he first conceived of the idea for Microsoft. Did Windows come out fully formed, with all the functionality that it has today? Of course not. He started with Version 1.0. I’m sure the features and functionality of that first version would look positively pedestrian [...]
30 day learning challenge: World geography edition
In the recent post “How (and why) to be a lifelong learner” I wrote about how constantly learning new things makes for a rewarding, meaningful life (and retirement). Lucky for us, we live during a time when it is easier than ever to teach ourselves how to do just about anything. With that in mind, [...]
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