Frugal Living and Loving It
Frugal Living and Having Fun
What does “Frugal Living” mean to you? Probably it raises visions of generic brand food products, rinsing out plastic bags to reuse again and generally making do with less.
Most of us feel frugal living is just a rationalization for a reduced income. If we live in a frugal way it is because we just don’t make enough money to live in an enjoyable way. When you put it that way it certainly does not sound appealing.
Can You Do Retirement Math?
Are You Getting Ready To Retire?
Can You Do Retirement Math?
If you are 50 plus, you probably have wondered if you have saved enough resources to put yourself on he path to retirement. Of course, you will probably be much better off if this thought occurs to you at age 20 or 30. The more time you have, the easier retirement savings will prove to be.
Why Retirement Math?
You do not have to be able to solve complex equations to figure out if your current savings, and savings rate, will help you enjoy a secure retirement at a certain date. In the old days, you may have had to be able to do some simple retirement math.
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Saving For Retirement During Economic Recession
How To Plan For Retirement After Your Portfolio Drops
Here are some tips from John Nelson, author of What Color Is Your Parachute? For Retirement with Richard Bolles of the best-selling What Color Is Your Parachute career guide. Nelson is a retirement researcher and lecturer in consumer science at the University of Wisconsin.
He created a retirement model that has been selected for the retirement readiness program for federal employees. His Retirement Well-Being Model is a research and philisophically based tool to factor in health and happiness, as well as finances, as people plan and set goals for retirement.
