Discovering the Joy of Rereading – Retirement Reflections

Do you ever reread books? Although it’s not something I do often, I had two rereads this past month—with each ...
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Social Security Faces Most Urgent Forecast Yet. Should You: Expect a Reduction in Benefits? Claim Early?

Social Security remains a critical source of retirement income, but the program is under growing financial strain, and the likelihood ...
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Retirement planning advice for people who don’t use an advisor

Asked about the workload, Roberts admits it’s currently a “full-time job. But it’s not work, but a passion.” He left ...
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The Sounds of Silence

We all know. There are things that live in a mind.
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Sympathetic magic and the church of positive thinking
Magical thinking is the cognitive mistake of confusing correlation with causation. It is a very common mistake and is due ...
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Describe Peaceful

You really believe you’re on the right side of the issue?
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Long-Range Social Security Financing—It’s Worse Than We Predicted
In our post of February 15, 2025, we estimated Social Security’s financial status as of January 1, 2025 using: results ...
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Social Security Benefits Could Be Cut in 8 Years Unless Congress Acts
The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could lead to ...
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The Question No One Asks

Money Versus Time: Change Is Hard The FI crowd has a hard time giving up old habits. Optimizing for hardcore ...
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Report Shows Social Security is Strong and Solvent
June 18, 2025 Report Shows Social Security is Strong and Solvent Making All Americans Pay Their Fair Share Will Ensure ...
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