Retiring With Enough

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I interview Dave Steward, a retirement All Star in all aspects. Dave talks about his early retirement at age 53, and what’s occurred since his retirement approximately six years ago. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.” – Unknown   Faced with declining abilities, many people attempt to unsuccessfully continue using Fluid Intelligence instead of embracing Crystallized Intelligence. They become the whining dog!                If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on...

Send us Fan Mail Retirement Coach Kevin Lyles joins me in a long form discussion about Retirement Spending Rules. Kevin and I discuss the pros and cons of the most popular spending rules and plans. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” -Amelia Earhart.  It’s been a few years since I have revisited and critically evaluated what I believe to be ENOUGH, so I will spend the time normally allotted to formulating (and then not following) New Year’s resolutions to evaluating what I currently believe is Enough. If you’d like to be a par...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I explain my year-end process for determining my spending level for the upcoming year,  and the rationale for accomplishing this process around New Year's Eve. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail The Retiring With Enough podcast wishes Happy Holidays to all!  This year in addition to spending money,  "spend" your time creating memories with family and friends. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. To achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body. If at the age of 30, you are stiff and out of shape, you are old. If at 60 you are supple and strong then you are young - Joseph Pilates If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399...

Send us Fan Mail Retirement Coach Kevin Lyles joins me in a long form discussion about Identity in Retirement, Retirement problems concerning Identity, and offers suggestions to help create the ideal Retirement Identity. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail Any veteran of investing knows that there is no free lunch. Investing involves costs!  Anyone new to investing, an investing “Newbie”, may be unaware of the scope and extent of investment costs. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail Charles Dickens said, “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, I’ll explore our decision to “Rightsize” into a larger and more expensive Home, and some of the pros and cons associated with “Upsizing” or “Rightsizing” (whichever term you prefer.) If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I interview Mark Ross, MBA, ACC. Mark is an “Encorepreneur,” Thought Partner/Coach, Team Host with the Rock Retirement Club, and a Strategic Coach with the REALIFE Process. Mark shares his insight as a retirement coach and a nine year retiree.  If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/3991174...

Send us Fan Mail A great deal of information has surfaced about spending patterns in retirement. One of the most commonly accepted theories is the theory of “ U-shaped ” spending. The U-shaped spending pattern indicates increased spending at the beginning and the end of retirement, with less spending in the middle phase.  If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on...

Send us Fan Mail There are two considerations involved in the action of “Disappearing” in retirement. One factor is how you view yourself, and the other factor is how you are viewed by others. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail Downsizing is a real consideration among pre-retirees and retirees. My wife and I decided that downsizing was right for us, and have lived comfortably in a small patio home for the last ten years. In this podcast I discuss the pros and cons of downsizing. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/3991174...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin Lyles, Head Retirement Coach of the Rock Retirement Club, joins me in a long form discussion about deciding when is the right time to quit working and retire. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail It was during these weeks spent in the small town where I grew up that I learned a valuable life lesson. I began to realize the importance of the connection between people was greater than the help provided.  If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail “ We are all ignorant; just about different things. ” -Mark Twain.  Find out why I was both flabbergasted and "flat footed" when I first met IRMAA. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=share

Send us Fan Mail “Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt. Starting a fitness program doesn’t have to be elaborate or expensive. Most people can begin a basic fitness program with clothing and items normally found around a home. A simple program requires only commitment and a few inexpensive items. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us o...

Send us Fan Mail Each week my approach is to combine stretching, weightlifting, and aerobic activities in different ways to provide a rounded training program.  Vince Lombardi is quoted  as saying: “Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.”   If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/...

Send us Fan Mail In horse racing parlance, my wife and I are approaching the clubhouse turn. Like racehorses near the end of a race, we have begun our sprint to the finish line. For us, the finish line will be the completion of our move into our new home. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?ref=sha...

Send us Fan Mail “ Don’t give up. The beginning is always the hardest. Life rewards those who keep pushing through the challenges. ” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist (1988) The saga continues as we purchase our new home and begin renovations. How are things going? If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?r...

Send us Fan Mail In my last podcast (The Big Move), I spoke about our decision to purchase another home in a more upscale area of our hometown. I went over all of the pros and cons of our decision.  This podcast discusses the financial decisions about the purchase of our new home. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/group...

Send us Fan Mail After relocating to a different city within the same state about 10 years ago, my wife and I are moving again. This home will be our fourth “Forever” home . It seems apparent that our residential “nesting“ decisions are not written in concrete. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/399117455706255/?r...

Send us Fan Mail Troughs are utilized to feed pigs. The problem with a trough is that only so many pigs can eat at any given time. The pigs push and force each other away from the trough to gain access to food. In this manner, new and dominant pigs will force their way to the trough and replace the pigs currently eating. If you’d like to be a part of a free online retirement community, join us on...