Plan and Live Your Dream Retirement
You’re getting close to retirement. But do you know if you will stay or go? How’s your planning going? You’re in good shape if you’ve: chosen your retirement date calculated your retirement benefits and know you can live comfortably compiled your bucket list and know how you will pay for each item decided where you […] Read more…
Why SHOULD you start planning now? You know you’re looking forward to retiring someday. I think we all get to that point – maybe when we’re fifty or so. We start dreaming of the perfect retirement. It’s going to be great. You’ll sit on the beach, sipping drinks with umbrellas after a hard day on […] Read more…
Today, I’ve been looking back at 2017. It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. It seems only a few weeks ago I posted in Facebook, “Today I am retired!” and yet it has been a year. 2017 is almost in the past as we look forward to 2018. Busyness of Life […] Read more…
Once you know how much your retirement will cost, then you should figure how you will finance it. Yes, there’s still work you must do. So, let me just say . . . this is definitely the most complicated part of retirement planning – well, besides putting together a budget. There may be several options […] Read more…
Where will you live when you retire? This is a big consideration, maybe the most important decision you need to make. It is important to think this through very carefully. A large part of your satisfaction in retirement will hinge on where you live – not only the house in which you will live, but its […] Read more…
Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake This Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake is definitely a crowd-pleaser for the holidays. The top tastes like pumpkin pie, the crust is a dense cake base. It’s so easy to make – no rolling out pie dough (who does that?). It is rich and buttery, sure to be a favorite of your […] Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving! Are you a thankful person? This is the perfect time of year to reflect on all we have, not on what we think we are missing. I love Thanksgiving, don’t you? It’s the beginning of the holiday season. (And, no, I don’t count Halloween as a holiday.) Thanksgiving is a time to slow […] Read more…
Have you made “the promise” to your aging parent? You know the one. “Yes, Mom, I promise you can stay in your house as long as you want. I will make sure you don’t have to go to a nursing home – ever.” It’s easy to make that promise when your parent is in better health […] Read more…