Compound Interest and Saving as Much as You Can as Early as You Can: Magical Secrets to Building Real Wealth

Compound interest possesses a truly magical power that defies conventional expectations. If you save and invest consistently over a long ...
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The Top 8 Reasons Why People Work in Retirement (4 Have Absolutely Nothing to Do with Money)

Most retirees, 69% according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), have never worked in retirement. However, EBRI research shows ...
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Retiring happy in the 21st century

One must save to retire, because savings transfer purchasing power from the present to the future and in order to ...
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What’s Been On Your Calendar – May 2025? – Retirement Reflections

After the rapid pace of April, I had hoped that April would be a quiet, stay-at-hone month. Spoiler alert: It ...
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6 Tips for How to Manage Money for Happiness

Contrary to popular belief, managing your financial life is not usually all about mathematical formulas and achieving a certain dollar ...
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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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