I remember my first “mobile phone” like it was yesterday (calling it “mobile” was a stretch). It was the late 1980s, I was in my first sales role, and our […]
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Category: Retirement
How Social Security Spousal Benefits May Change My Claim Date
After 18 years of writing about Social Security and conducting hundreds of analyses for singles, couples, widows, widowers, and divorcees, I figured I had my own claiming strategy nailed down. […]
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My Biggest Surprise in Retirement
Surprise! Fritz here. I know I said I was retiring from full-time blogging, but we’ve just started a two-month home expansion project (a 700 sq ft addition), and our house […]
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A New Chapter for The Retirement Manifesto
A month ago, I wrote about my retirement from full-time blogging and made the following statement: “I don’t know exactly what that means yet, but I’m going to explore it for […]
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I’m Retiring (from full-time blogging)
On April 12, 2015, I wrote my first post on this blog. A decade of writing. 441 articles. 1 Million Words. Wow. It’s been a heckuva ride. I’m in awe […]
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How To Choose The Best Medicare Plan For You
This post contains Affilliate links which will pay a small commission to me (at no cost to you) if you order through the links. A question has been plaguing […]
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3 Levels of Retirement Readiness: Where Do You Stand?
Retirement is a difficult transition. Retirement Readiness is the key to making it easier. As I was preparing for retirement, I talked with some of my co-workers who retired before […]
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I Am Rich And Have No Idea What To Do With My Life
I read something a while back and it penetrated my brain. It’s a story of wealth, but it’s more than that. When I first read the story, my initial impression […]
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5 Top Regrets of Retirees (and how to avoid them)
No one likes having regrets. And yet, we all have them. Regarding the regrets of retirees, a recent study reveals some interesting findings that we can all learn from. Studying […]
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What If Stocks Only Rise 3%?
On January 1st we conducted our Annual Financial Review for our retirement portfolio. I’m smiling. Since I retired in June 2018, the S&P 500 has had a nominal annualized return […]
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