One of the retirement books I've read recently is 20 Retirement Decisions You Need to Make Right Now. Overall, I found it to be an "ok" book. It was pretty basic overall and most of its information can be found in other books (so not much new). That's an opinion from a more advanced retirement planner. For a novice, I think the book would be quite useful since it covers a … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 27
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview was conducted in August. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL … [Read more...]
Retirement Update: 4.25 Years
Well, it's time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI. If you didn't catch the last one, here it is. You may want to read it as some of the items mentioned in this post will assume you know what's in the former piece. The past three months have continued to be full of excitement, so let's get to the details! FYI, I'm … [Read more...]
The Best Retirement Books to Retire Sooner and Better
A while ago I started a journey. I had been retired a couple years or so by then and somehow I got on the "kick" of reading retirement books. By that time I was an "old expert" at the retirement thing and I wanted to see who knew their stuff and who was simply blowing smoke. (And believe me, there are plenty of people out there who are writing about retirement who don't … [Read more...]
A Case for Claiming Social Security Early
Over a year ago I wrote a post titled Why Taking Social Security Early Might Be the Best Option. It was me wondering if taking Social Security (SS) early was a good move -- despite the conventional wisdom that the longer you can delay, the better. Then I did Retirement Interview 26 where the interviewee said this: Regarding Social Security, here is what we did. Many … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 26
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview was conducted in July. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How … [Read more...]
The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire, Part 2
Today we'll conclude my thoughts from the book How to Retire Happy. If you missed part one of this review, you can find it here. Today we'll cover a few of the unique topics this book highlights and I'll share my thoughts. Let's get started... Retiring and Working: Having It Both Ways The author addresses working in retirement with the following: The line between … [Read more...]
The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire, Part 1
Today I'm going to cover a new retirement book I just completed. This one is How to Retire Happy which has the subtitle of "The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire". Over the course of a couple posts I'll share some of the unique parts I liked about this book and let you decide what you think. But before we get to that, let's take time to make a … [Read more...]
101 Fun Things to Do In Retirement
I just finished a fun little retirement book called 101 Fun Things to Do in Retirement. We've discussed a few issues around retirement activities in previous posts. First, we've discovered (or at least I have, maybe you knew it already) that some people retire and are then bored out of their minds -- they don't know what to do with their time. This makes for a sad … [Read more...]
How to Retire Overseas, Part 3
Today we'll finish looking at the ten steps people can take at home to think through the issues surrounding retiring overseas. The list is from the great book How to Retire Overseas: Everything You Need to Know to Live Well (for Less) Abroad, one I certainly recommend if you're thinking of ever moving overseas (or just like the concept). As usual, I'll share what the book … [Read more...]
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