Social Security benefits are the most important source of cash many people have for retirement. The checks won’t necessarily be your biggest source of income. But it is the very foundation upon which your financial success is built. You can think of this source of money like the foundation of your own house. Without strong and sturdy blocks of cement, … [Read more...] about How Much Do You Really Know about Social Security?
I just ordered my 60th birthday crown!
What seems like just a moment ago, I woke up to my younger daughter wishing me a happy birthday. She gleefully added, “Gee, Ma, you’re halfway to 100! That’s old!” For all of us math-whiz’s out there, that’s when I turned 50. And in a blink of an eye and two shakes of some tail feathers, holy moly! It’s my 60th birthday. How on earth did that … [Read more...] about I just ordered my 60th birthday crown!
July is National Ice Cream Month!
Here we are in July already. 2021 is halfway over. And, happily, it’s National Ice Cream Month! I do love ice cream on a hot summer day. And, boy has it been hot out there this summer. And, a funny thing has happened to ice cream. The average cost of a half-gallon of ice cream is the same today as it was in 2014! Ice cream and … [Read more...] about July is National Ice Cream Month!
Keeping up a strong credit score is critical in retirement
Retirement means freedom from a lot of the hustle and bustle of decades of a fast-paced life. It’s time to take the exit ramp from that overheated, super-highway of life. These are the best years of our lives. And, we’ve earned the time to take it easy, and ease off the gas. Sounds idyllic, doesn’t it? But it turns out that taking it too easy can … [Read more...] about Keeping up a strong credit score is critical in retirement
Downsizing: aka How to Eat an Elephant
You know that old joke: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Hahaha. Well, nothing is truer than when it comes to downsizing. Think about it. You’ve spent 30, 40 or 50 years accumulating a million memories. You have shrines to your children’s early years. Photos of the trips and adventures you went on. Everywhere you look, those things, those tchotchkes … [Read more...] about Downsizing: aka How to Eat an Elephant
