• Dec 30, Baby boomer frugality

    Updated: 2011-12-30 18:48:29
    Baby boomer frugality...what used to be common sense is now a rarity

  • Is Your Retirement Market Determined?

    Updated: 2011-12-14 20:47:43
    The stock market fluctuates wildly some days – 300 or more points, representing a change of 3% or more, is common. For a retiree with $500,000 of her retirement money in “the market”, losses could easily be $20,000 in one day, even if her portfolio is diversified. Wall Street’s recommended withdrawal strategy is 4% annually; [...]

  • Dec 14, Baby boomer dating

    Updated: 2011-12-14 19:27:37
    Baby boomer dating... Dating safely with proven results

  • Dec 14, Online dating safely

    Updated: 2011-12-14 19:27:36
    Online dating safely...mostly common sense but let's review the basics

  • Dec 14, Site Map

    Updated: 2011-12-14 19:27:35
    This is the site map for Frugal Retirement Living

  • Retiring Outside the US

    Updated: 2011-12-14 16:53:08
    More Americans are purchasing real estate and retiring outside the United States than in previous years. So why do they? Here are the main advantages retiring outside the US: 1. Retiring “abroad” is not that far and direct flights make trips back “home” easy If you have your eye on Central America, Mexico or Canada, [...]

  • Retiring On Dividend Earnings

    Updated: 2011-12-14 16:18:48
    One of the challenges many older investors encounter when retiring is controlling their cash flow to provide appropriate retirement earnings. Unfortunately, common stock dividends come with no assurances as they can change. Companies are not required to pay them, and companies that do can suspend their dividends anytime as their business requirements dictate. Since there [...]

  • Retirement Services a Retirement Planner Offers

    Updated: 2011-12-13 21:59:38
    Regarding retirement planning, many soon-to-be retirees consider consulting a retirement planner important. Some retirees who do not get professional advice later on regret some of their economic choices. Exactly what retirement services could you expect from a retirement planner? Overview A retirement planner who provides comprehensive retirement planning will provide retirement solutions that evaluate the [...]

  • Dec 12, How to retire early requires a change in your mindset

    Updated: 2011-12-12 17:09:05
    How to retire early starts with realizing how little you really need

  • Retirement Age Services You Can Expect

    Updated: 2011-12-12 16:34:16
    America is a land of entitlement and retirees may be more blessed with entitlements than others. Let’s review the goodies that retirement age brings. Almost every government agency, university, large non-profit entity and main corporations will have a retirement services division to assist their workers make the adaptation to retirement. The millions of people employed [...]

  • Qualified Plans Give Your Retirement Financial Assets Protection

    Updated: 2011-12-11 11:17:17
    One advantage that your qualified retirement accounts such as 401k, profit-sharing and pensions is that they are protected by the federal ERISA rules. These rules offer you a particular amount of protection from creditors for your retirement financial assets. The government developed the tax-deductible and tax-deferred features of qualified plans as an incentive for people [...]

  • Extra Retirement Money: Put It Where It’ll Count

    Updated: 2011-12-11 00:09:30
    In financial downturns everyone has a tendency to tighten their own budgets and that includes retired people. Individuals observe they are all of a sudden saving money. In the 2009 economic downturn, the US financial savings rate jumped to 6% when it has been near 0% in the several years prior. Actually you might find [...]

  • Critical Ages in Retirement Planning

    Updated: 2011-12-10 19:17:25
    Effective retirement planning involves years of savings to accumulate a nest-egg for your retirement yrs. The Congress, by way of tax laws, promotes tax advantaged retirement savings equally for businesses and individuals; but it has rules you need to follow. these tax laws prescribe key ages – to frustrate early use of those retirement savings [...]

  • Steer clear of Retirement Plan Penalties and Taxes When you Withdraw

    Updated: 2011-12-10 13:46:35
    In the event you prepared to retire in five yrs, but have hit hard times, you might be tempted to dip into one of your retirement plan money. Do not unnecessarily harm your retirement plans by randomly grabbing a distribution. Qualified retirement plans such as the 401(k), 403(b), 457, and an IRAs provide tax-deferred compounding [...]

  • Retirement Planning Mistakes Regarding Retirement Age

    Updated: 2011-12-10 10:59:07
    Although numerous Americans have invested years on their own planning for retirement, many of them have made a basic discovery as soon as they reach that plateau; specifically, that there are some problems that simple mathematics and time won’t necessarily resolve. If you’re at or near retirement age, here are several common mistakes that you [...]

  • Plan for Retirement: Retirement Options for Income

    Updated: 2011-12-09 22:19:49
    As soon as the sluggish economy recuperates, a possible labor shortage might cause employers to entice their experienced employees to not retire or to come out of retirement. While such a scenario seems not likely with unemployment near 9%, but demographics make the US ripe for a labor shortage and ripe for a plan for [...]

  • CSRS Deferred Retirement

    Updated: 2011-12-09 15:12:16
    If you worked under CSRS for at least 5 years, you may be eligible for a CSRS Deferred Retirement Pension.

  • Civil Service Disability Retirement

    Updated: 2011-12-09 15:06:32
    If you became disabled while performing your Federal job, you may be eligible for a Civil Service Disability Retirement.

  • CSRS VCP to Roth IRA: Unique Roth Conversion for CSRS Federal Employees

    Updated: 2011-12-08 22:10:55
    Do you make too much money for a Roth IRA? The CSRS VCP program is a unique benefit for federal employees that can be used to max-fund a Roth IRA, even if you make 'too much money'.

  • CSRS Voluntary Contributions - The Best Kept Secret in CSRS

    Updated: 2011-12-08 22:05:21
    Learn how you can use the CSRS Voluntary Contributions program to put away money for retirement. You can also transfer CSRS VCP to an IRA or Roth IRA, find out how.

  • CSRS Voluntary Contributions Book - Learn about The Best Kept Secret in CSRS

    Updated: 2011-12-08 22:03:40
    Looking for once resource with all the answers to your CSRS Voluntary Contributions Program questions? Learn more about the ebook, The Best Kept Secret in CSRS

  • Dec 8, Retiring to Arizona useful links

    Updated: 2011-12-08 17:28:13
    Retiring to Arizona useful links, here are some helpful links for retiring to Arizona

  • The Seven Financial Risks of Retirement

    Updated: 2011-12-05 22:47:39
    Many Americans spend more time planning a vacation than they do planning for retirement!  That maybe a small exaggeration, but is closer to the truth than most would admit.  Retirement is the biggest purchase you’ll make in your life – bigger than your home and the cost of every vacation you’ve taken.  Retirement will last [...]

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