Simple Practices that Lead to Wealth
I’m 58 years old and have been retired for just over a month now. It has been quite an interesting experience and one that caught me by surprise. I didn’t expect to get laid off two years short of my early retirement goal of 60, but that is how life works out sometimes. I thought …
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Last Friday, I got laid off from my job at a medical device company. My goal when I took this job was to work hard for 3 more years, save 50% of my net income and retire at 60 on the money I have saved. My plan was working out great, until my company ran …
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I spent the past couple weeks helping someone prepare for their family law case. This is a highly stressful situation, because any small mistake could have catastrophic consequences on their finances. To make things worse, the legal system is extremely bureaucratic, and they mail out tons of requests and notices, ask for forms that aren’t …
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If I could sum up 2022 for me in one word, it would be Uncertainty. It didn’t start out that way. It started out awesome. The stock market was high and rising, my new job was going great, and it looked like I was going to scratch two lifetime goals off my list. In a …
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I got a call from my brother this morning, letting me know one of our friends had died last night. Nobody is sure what happened at this point, but it seems likely that it was a heart attack or some kind of cardio event. Ron was around 60 years old and quite a bit overweight. …
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