My Retirement Blog

My Retirement Blog

  • How to Solve the Retirement Crisis

    I recently read an article at Money Mamba titled “Solving the Retirement Crisis: A Tax Proposal.” The article includes studies stating that most people do not have enough saved for retirement and don’t know how much money they would need in retirement. The article also includes studies showing that after meeting with a financial representative…

  • Retire on $20 a Day?

    Can you really retire on $20 a day? That might be pushing the budget to the limit but according to the ebook “Vanabode” it is possible. Most of you probably are not open to the idea of living in a van but for those of you who are the book could be a valuable resource.…

  • Bad Credit Mortgages

    This is a sponsored post. If you have bad credit you might think that you will not be able to get a mortgage. It is true that lenders are reluctant to make loans to those with bad credit but that does not mean it is impossible to get a mortgage with bad credit. Some lenders…

  • Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Book Giveaway Winner

    I’m giving away a copy of the book, Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future (Bloomberg). The randomly chosen winner of the book giveaway is One Frugal Girl. If you’re the winner you should receive an email asking where to send the book. Let me know if you don’t receive it. Everybody…

  • Book Giveaway: Reclaim Your Nest Egg

    I’m giving away a copy of the book, Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future (Bloomberg). According to a review by the Library Journal in this book noted financial adviser Kamen (president, Mercadien Asset Management), writing with Burg, offers a practical guide to building a retirement nest egg. He writes, “this book…

  • The Future of Social Security

    The following is a post from staff writer Crystal at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff, where she writes about finding the balance between paying your bills, saving for your future, and budgeting for the fun stuff along the way. Everyone knows that the United States Social Security System is in trouble, but nobody knows exactly…

  • The Average American Financial Quiz Results

    The following is a post from staff writer Crystal at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff, where she writes about finding the balance between paying your bills, saving for your future, and budgeting for the fun stuff along the way. I was taking a look at The Average American Finance Quiz at Yahoo Finance and the…

  • How to Know When to Switch Financial Advisors

    With the recent ups and downs in the stock market, many people have taken a good hard look not only at their investments, but also at their investment advisors. Back in the bull market 1990’s, it was hard not to make money in just about any investment available. Now, however, it takes a competent advisor…

  • 9 Ways to Save for Retirement

    We all know that if you want to retire, you’ll need something to live on in the bank. This article, 9 Ways to Save More Money for Retirement, listed their methods to boost retirement savings.

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