Why some people struggle with retirement
admingetty People fear the unknown. You are one of them? Think about how you felt when you started a new job. Were you a little anxious when you first walked…
Are you waiting to take Social Security at 70? Maybe not!
fake images Much has been written about why you should wait until age 70 to start collecting your Social Security benefits. In the correct situation, that is a true statement,…
Cost of raising a child 2011 to 2023
A reader recently asked what kinds of activities our son does and how much they cost. That's a great question. We try to limit RB40Jr to 2 activities. This year,…
The best way for children to save for retirement
getty Worried about getting Social Security as promised? If you're not, don't read the next paragraph. The Social Security Administration recently issued a message to the public summary The report…
What I’m learning these days
They say that we older people need to keep our minds active, keep learning things. We are supposed to learn a foreign language, do crossword puzzles, or practice the piano.…
Money is just one of your scarce resources; This is how to manage the other four with the TIMER method
One of the things that prevents textbook financial planning from offering the greatest benefits to wealth management clients and do-it-yourselfers is that the not-so-mighty dollar is just one of several…
Intelligence, experience and wisdom.
Experience without intelligence is just information or a walking encyclopedia. Intelligence without experience is knowledge and knowledge without experience is reckless. Experiences can be bought (and some say better than…
family secrets and deceit | The Panama Adventure
This is nothing about Panama, but it's been on my mind for a while, so I'm posting it. Secrets and deceit have a way of blowing up a family, or…
Biden moves to raise pay for Medicaid home care workers. It will work?
MIAMI - JANUARY 06: Wendy Cerrato, home health aide for United HomeCare Services, talks with Olga ... you will burn (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)2010 Getty Images The federal Centers…
Signs of weak labor market despite low unemployment rate
2023 new year question risk hazard warning signgetty Friday's strong jobs report is a surprise. The unemployment rate is only 3.4%lower than last month, lower than just before the pandemic,…