Archive for the ‘Retirement’ Category

A retirement attitude adjustment?

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Once in a while at work I hear one of my coworkers talking about their retirement portfolios, usually about how badly it's been hit the past couple of years. One particular time I was cleaning out my lunch dishes and was overhearing a friend and another coworker talking.  Her portfolio had ...

Your calling doesn’t necessarily fund your retirement by itself

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

The Simple Dollar recently offered up a post on retirement planning for a low-income career, aimed at people like some of his friends who have "made the financially difficult choice to follow their heart" into careers that are very fulfilling, much needed and, perhaps consequently, low-paying. The advice he offers, in ...

What is financial retirement?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

As I was scrolling through my feed on Facebook I was intrigued by the title of this post over at Debt Free Adventure: Financial Retirement - How to Get There Faster The post slug suggests what the post is actually about:  being a laborer vs. being a capitalist.  The idea is to ...

Here’s the one thing you can absolutely count on in this economy

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

This economic downturn hasn't been kind to a lot of people.  Jobs that haven't been taken away from people have had their hours cut, their workload increased, or their cost of living allowances taken away.  Jobs that people used to be able to count on are on very fragile ground. If ...