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Welcome to our Blog! Here you will find a selection of handpicked articles and original posts that can help you think about how you want to plan your retirement. You can use the filters below to switch between original 'Posts' and 'Articles' from various categories about all things retirement!

14 Recommendations for Retired Professors (and Most of the Rest of Us)

14 Recommendations for Retired Professors (and Most of the Rest of Us)

14 Recommendations for Retired Professors (and Most of the Rest of Us)

From the unexpected source of Inside Higher Ed, this article has a number of pieces of wise advice for many of us transitioning our...

Feb 9, 20231 min read

Best Places to Travel in 2023: Insider

Best Places to Travel in 2023: Insider

Best Places to Travel in 2023: Insider

From Insider, this article provides a little something for everyone, from castles in France to little-known Caribbean islands to the Far...

Feb 9, 20231 min read

Over 50? Try this 20-Minute Body-Weight Workout

Over 50? Try this 20-Minute Body-Weight Workout

Over 50? Try this 20-Minute Body-Weight Workout

Sometimes it is hard to change from our prior gym workouts and high-intensity cardio to seemingly less intense "old-people" workouts....

Feb 9, 20231 min read

At 65, I got a tattoo to remind myself to try new things

At 65, I got a tattoo to remind myself to try new things

At 65, I got a tattoo to remind myself to try new things

Kudos to the author of this Globe and Mail op-ed, bold choice! I have a few, hopefully, less painful, and permanent reminders in mind. -...

Feb 9, 20231 min read

6 things to know before raising backyard chickens

6 things to know before raising backyard chickens

6 things to know before raising backyard chickens

Hold on a minute, for everyone who dreamed of a hobby farm in retirement, maybe this is the first step. A legitimate, and informative,...

Feb 9, 20231 min read

How New Zealand is the Capital of Adventure Tourism

How New Zealand is the Capital of Adventure Tourism

How New Zealand is the Capital of Adventure Tourism

Great article, from The Travel, on opportunities to take on the outdoors in New Zealand at anything but a leisurely pace! - RetirementGoat

Feb 8, 20231 min read

What Causes Heart Disease?

What Causes Heart Disease?

What Causes Heart Disease?

Good overview of the causes of heart disease with risk factors, many of which are controllable. - RetirementGoat

Feb 8, 20231 min read

Bonds Can Be Taxable or Tax-Free - Here's Your Guide

Bonds Can Be Taxable or Tax-Free - Here's Your Guide

Bonds Can Be Taxable or Tax-Free - Here's Your Guide

Quick Primer from Business Insider on the tax implications of personally investing in bonds. - RetirementGoat

Feb 8, 20231 min read

Can the Gray Divorce Be a Perfect Financial Storm?

Can the Gray Divorce Be a Perfect Financial Storm?

Can the Gray Divorce Be a Perfect Financial Storm?

I think that most every divorce likely qualifies as both a financial and emotional storm. The longer the marrage, the more difficult it...

Feb 7, 20231 min read

This American retired in Ecuador at 49

This American retired in Ecuador at 49

This American retired in Ecuador at 49

The trick to early retirement is sometimes wealth accumulation and other times wealth management. This article from USA Today cites an...

Feb 7, 20231 min read

Growth vs Value: Two Approaches to Stock Investing

Growth vs Value: Two Approaches to Stock Investing

Growth vs Value: Two Approaches to Stock Investing

These are investment terms that are used often in financial articles. This article from TipRanks explains the differences, and...

Feb 7, 20231 min read

What to Know Before You Get a Facelift

What to Know Before You Get a Facelift

What to Know Before You Get a Facelift

Good overview on what a facelift is, the costs, benefits, and risks of the procedure. As with any medical procedure, information is...

Feb 7, 20231 min read

What the love of cats taught me about myself

What the love of cats taught me about myself

What the love of cats taught me about myself

Some people are cat people, some dog people and some more exotic pets. Here is to everyone finding their best fur- (or non-fur) buddy as...

Feb 7, 20231 min read

A Cattle Drive Vacation

A Cattle Drive Vacation

A Cattle Drive Vacation

For those of us that want to relive the Old West, or the movie City Slickers, this article from The Travel provides all you need to know....

Feb 6, 20231 min read

Things Every Child Needs to Know

Things Every Child Needs to Know

Things Every Child Needs to Know

I would agree with most (but maybe not fully with all) of these thoughts, from Your Tango, but feel strongly that trying to impart any of...

Feb 6, 20231 min read

11 of the Most Remote Homes in the World

11 of the Most Remote Homes in the World

11 of the Most Remote Homes in the World

From Architectural Digest, for those who really want to get away from it all! Beautiful views, for sure. - RetirementGoat

Feb 6, 20231 min read

This 45-year-old CEO spending $2 million a year on anti-aging is probably wasting his money

This 45-year-old CEO spending $2 million a year on anti-aging is probably wasting his money

This 45-year-old CEO spending $2 million a year on anti-aging is probably wasting his money

Not even sure what to say... Draw your own conclusions. - RetirementGoat

Feb 6, 20231 min read

How to Create Your Retirement Glide Path

How to Create Your Retirement Glide Path

How to Create Your Retirement Glide Path

Some interesting thoughts, from nerdwallet, particularly on the idea of phased retirement and wellness into retirement in this short...

Feb 6, 20231 min read

Tips for organizing an African safari

Tips for organizing an African safari

Tips for organizing an African safari

Some great tips from USA Today on where to start, with an added bonus of some great safari photos! - RetirementGoat

Feb 3, 20231 min read

Philosophy Friday: 5 Stoic quotes to help you through difficult times

Philosophy Friday: 5 Stoic quotes to help you through difficult times

Philosophy Friday: 5 Stoic quotes to help you through difficult times

For anyone who wants a little more cerebral pursuit, here is a little background and wisdom from Stoic philosophers. Interestingly, in...

Feb 3, 20231 min read

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