Lifestyle Newsletter – November 2019 November 1, 2019 Reevaluating Red Meat – Does the new thinking on red meat stack up? Mail-Order Houses? – Tiny houses are just a few clicks away. Getting Real with REAL ID – Identification requirements are changing for domestic flights. Recipe of the Month – Chipotle-Maple Chicken Thighs. [...]
Retirement Newsletter – October 2019 October 15, 2019 Generating retirement income. Each day, more than 10,000 Americans celebrate their 65th birthday. It’s a milestone, and for some, it signifies the beginning of retirement. Your friends, family, and coworkers may know you’re planning to retire. Some might even ask “When’s the big day?” If you have concerns about maintaining retirement income, you may not [...]
Lifestyle Newsletter – October 2019 October 1, 2019 Making Room for Ourselves – Why do we hold onto things we haven’t used in years and find it hard to let go of what our friends and neighbors might simply call “useless stuff”? It relates to our happiness. We may become even happier, though, with less of it. How Many Buckets for a Rainy [...]
Retirement Newsletter – September 2019 September 15, 2019 Sunnier prospects for working as a senior. In recent years, a steady stream of articles has appeared, questioning baby boomers’ hopes to keep working part time in their retirement years. These articles have tended to take a skeptical view of such ambitions. Well, maybe it is time to sweep some of the skepticism away. [...]
Lifestyle Newsletter – September 2019 September 1, 2019 More IRL, Fewer URLs – New research suggests that spending only half an hour per day on social media may be beneficial for our mental health. Stores That Sell Nothing – Get in, pick up, get out, go home. This may be the model for a new kind of shopping experience – one that requires [...]
Retirement Newsletter – August 2019 August 15, 2019 Thinking about leaving work a little early? The so-called “fire” movement (fire stands for financial independence, retire early) has garnered so much attention lately, even those who anticipate retiring in their sixties are wondering if they should make a sacrifice or two to exit their careers or businesses a bit earlier. A poll, commissioned by [...]
Lifestyle Newsletter – August 2019 August 1, 2019 Why Reading Is Even More Relevant – If knowledge is the most-valuable currency in today’s world, then learning how to learn is an essential skill in this information-centered economy. Live Long, Stay Invested – For some baby boomers, a long retirement may mean accepting a certain level of investment risk. Picking Out the Better Proteins [...]
Retirement Newsletter – July 2019 July 15, 2019 How does retirement saving relate to retirement spending? Sometimes an article will present a generic retirement forecast, stating that the average person may need “X” dollars in savings to retire confidently. Stories like these appear every so often on financial websites, and they must be taken with a grain of salt. These articles imply that [...]
Lifestyle Newsletter – July 2019 July 1, 2019 Skipping the Line on Your Next Trip – TSA PreCheck, Global Entry, CLEAR: a quick look at the programs that can help you board flights faster. Good News About Retirement Saving – A new study shows four signs of improvement in Americans’ effort to prepare for life after work. More Rest, Less Stress – There [...]
Retirement Newsletter – June 2019 June 15, 2019 Can you stay on a company health plan after age 65? Generally, Medicare is available for people age 65 or older; this is well-known. What is less well-known is the fact that some companies can legally cancel group health insurance for a worker reaching this milestone. Baby boomers who aspire to keep working into their [...]