planning for retirement

Do we need a million dollars to retire? Holy Guacamole! I hope not!

Drawing of man & women with a million dollar check

July 24, 2020

Every July 4th weekend Dan and I spend at least one full day going through our family finances and our plans for retirement. We push everything else aside—laundry, cleaning, cooking, children—and dive in to money topics. We get out snacks: chips and salsa and guacamole [Read more...]

Key Boomer Retirement Question: “How do you want to live?”

April 16, 2014

Meeting new people and hearing their retirement stories is always so interesting. I took a trip to Minneapolis during one of the coldest weather spells in decades. It was a balmy negative 12 when I left the hotel to meet a financial advisor who is also a [Read more...]

What’s Cookin’?

If your kitchen is anything like mine, it’s the place everyone gathers to talk about their day, share special moments, and ask important questions. And to see what’s cooking.

For me, there is a strong connection between preparing meals and planning retirement. Both need certain ingredients, recipes to follow, and getting the timing just right.

My motto to live by: If you can make a lasagna, you can create a plan for retirement.

Look for an invitation to join me at my kitchen table where retirement is always on the menu.

More coming soon…

Reinventing Retirement?

Boomer Retirement Briefs is where readers go for fun ideas and new ways of thinking about retirement.

As an author, speaker, and presenter, I meet so many interesting people at different stages of retirement. I am always fascinated with their innovative ideas and inspired approaches.

Flip through these blog posts and you’ll find:

Fun stories about real Boomers redesigning retirement;
Technical retirement stuff in plain language; and,
Lots of free resources to download and use.

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