Each month, I post a quick summary of the new articles at the site for anyone who may have missed something. March’s articles are below. One small change that will produce huge results How and why to be a lifelong learner How to minimize taxes in retirement Kindle Touch Giveaway Get your dreams off the [...]
Archive | March, 2012
Required Minimum Distributions due April 1 for some
When you reach age 70 1/2, the government requires you to begin taking minimum amounts from your retirement accounts. These Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) are generally due by December 31 of each year. However, your first distribution can be delayed until April 1 of the year following the year that you turn 70 1/2. With [...]
Get your dreams off the drawing board
To get your retirement dreams off the drawing board, you need a combination of ideas and execution. Having one without the other is pretty much useless. In his recent book “Anything You Want,” Derek Sivers discussed this concept in relation to starting a business, but it can just as easily be applied to your retirement. [...]
Kindle Touch Giveaway
I wanted you, my loyal, long suffering readers to be the first to know that I just launched a Facebook page for Intentional Retirement. To help spread the word about the page I’m giving away an Amazon Kindle Touch to one lucky person who “Likes” the page. Here’s how it works. Everyone who goes [...]
How to minimize taxes in retirement
Update: Before jumping into today’s article I wanted to give you an update on the learning post from last week. It must have struck a chord with the IR community (who, like those from Lake Wobegon are good looking and above average), because it was the most read and forwarded article on the site to [...]
