A disquieting trip into the workings of my mind.
Part Deux: Which type of insurance should I use in retirement? If you haven’t read my previous post that describes the different Medicare plans, please do so. I am going to assume that you know what part of Medicare is which in this post. Although the decision of what to use for Health Insurance in …
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Now that I have been retired for a year and a half, I can say that I am very pleased with the decisions that my husband and I made regarding our insurance. However, it was a long and painful process made even more difficult by the confusing rules regarding Medicare. If you are about to …
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As we got closer to my chosen retirement date, we saw that our changes to expenses had lowered our month to month output. Now we took a look at big items that were more difficult to change. Our house, car etc. We had a small 401K that was worth about $11,000. Yeah, I know. Most …
I have been designing jewelry for over 20 years. I primarily design with beads but have dipped my toes into wire-work and bead-weaving over the years. My current obsession is Polymer Clay. You know what that means. I have supplies everywhere. My jeweler’s bench and desk have expanded and continue to expand. One of my …
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Last time I wrote about our decision to leave Massachusetts and move to South Carolina after our kids left home. We were lucky that all were able to leave home and we were willing to move. One of the things that hinders preparing for retirement is that people put stumbling blocks up before they even …
I knew that I wanted to retire a while ago. I also knew that it was going to be difficult since my husband and did not have a large 401K. I listened to others at work with thousands of dollars in their retirement funds talking about how they would need to work forever. Then I …
“Everyone is entitled to my opinion” Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. I retired late last year. I must say that it is everything that I hoped for. I find it very liberating to have time to do what I want, even if it means not having money. I decided to …
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