At one point many other WBS redditors jumped on the bandwagon. It’s hard to track when the trend took off. I did some research, but given the amount of threads and the uselessness of search engines I had to give up at one point. According to my (probably incomplete) investigation th...
Family considerations are at the top of my mind. That was hard to envision when I was single andliving with my parents. My kids are at the center of almost everything I do. Mornings, weeknights, and weekends revolve around them and their activities. One day, I’ll enter some kind of ...
As much as I’m planning to retire at age 55, I’m afraid the logical move will be to keep working when I get there. Continuing to work will make even more sense if I continue to like my job! But I set the goal to retire at age 55 back in 2002. It’s hard to imagine I’d...
walking into the staff room just as the place is starting to get that “buzz” as people arrive. There’s always banter between people, but when the locker bell rings we know that the countdown has begun. At 8:50 AM the bell for period 1 rings and the day ticks...
There is also at least an awareness amid Gen Z'ers that it is important to save for the future. Eighty-four percent report saving a portion of their income each month (albeit not for retirement), and 57% say they have a budget that they stick to. ...
The comments of the above mentioned Reddit thread are awesome. I’ve learned a lot just by reading them. I’m of course aware of MLM (Multi Level Marketing) scams, and their shady cousin Network Marketing. I have friends who fell for it, lost money, lost friends, and now flip burgers...
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Fidelity's guideline: Aim to save at least 1x your salary by 30, 3x by 40, 6x by 50, 8x by 60, and 10x by 67. Factors that will impact your personal savings goal include the age you plan to retire and the lifestyle you hope to have in retirement. If you're behind, don't ...
He takes part in Reddit boards and reads every investment article he can get his hands on. His goal, he told me, is to sock away every dollar he can so that he, too, can retire early one day. Hopefully even earlier than I did, he said with a grin....
Trying to tackle both goals at once may require you to buy a smaller home or move to a more affordable area of the country with modest real estate costs. Either way, you’ll want to use an online mortgage calculator, like this one from Credible, to help you determine how much your...