Retirement Is Squishy
Retirement is no longer a date or a day you go from full-time to not working at all. It's squishy, and it's getting squishier all the time.
A full, happy, comfortable retirement is where so many WCIers have been aiming since they began working. The main questions: what’s the best way to get there, and once you arrive, how do you begin to live and fund your new life?
Retirement is no longer a date or a day you go from full-time to not working at all. It's squishy, and it's getting squishier all the time.
We asked 15 questions to determine how those who have retired got there. So far, about 140 people have responded. Here's what they said.
Before you retire, be sure you check off our financial to-do list. This pre-retirement checklist will help you not forget anything.
This podcast episode discusses the Rule of 55 retirement strategy, as well as listener questions about the risks of linking financial accounts to budgeting apps like YNAB, strategies for optimizing Trump accounts, and how to approach inherited taxable accounts and legacy investments.
If you're financially independent but still working, here are a few reasons for why you still might not want to retire.
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Some people believe you should never spend your principal in retirement. Here's why I totally disagree with that philosophy.
Going from accumulator to decumulator is not like flipping a switch. It’s psychologically recalibrating your entire money life.
We asked 15 questions to determine how those who have retired got there. So far, about 125 people have responded. Here's what they said.
Medical school may not have taught you about money, but we will.
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