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Channeling my inner Bear Grylls

Before today’s post, 2 quick reminders: 1)     Later on this morning we’re having a free Teleseminar on the ins and outs of long-term care insurance.  My guest will be one of the foremost experts on LTC in the country.  You’re all invited.  Find call in details here.  2)     If you missed Friday’s post, I just [...]

A Brief Guide to Retirement Bliss

If you’ve spent any time here at IR, you know that I have a bit of a different take on retirement than most.  Where others see something based on age or assets, I see something based on control.  Where others see a life stage, I see a lifestyle philosophy. After all, why should living the [...]

One year to live

“You don’t have to find out you’re dying to start living.” ~Zach Sobiech It’s been a busy “News” week, and I wanted to point out a story to you just in case it got lost in the shuffle.  Last May, Zach Sobiech’s doctors told him he only had a year to live.  He was battling [...]

The cure for “Where did the time go?”

Have you ever looked back on pictures of a younger you and said something like, “Where did the time go?”  Why does time often feel so fleeting?  More importantly, is there anything we can do to slow it down?  How can we keep life from feeling like such a vapor?  I’ve been spending some time [...]

Someday is Here

Retirement: What Seuss might say

Note: Welcome to all the new readers who found us from the article I did at MarketWatch this week.  I’m glad to have you on board.  In today’s post I’m sharing that article with IR readers, so sorry if you’ve already seen it. I have always looked up to Theodor Geisel, better known to millions [...]