My Wife’s $2 Million IKEA Desk

My Wife’s $2 Million IKEA Desk

IKEA is known for making affordable home furnishings, but this particular desk is worth $2 Million. Want to know why? Click through to find out.

Are Baby Boomers Destroying the Economy?

It’s becoming a mantra: “Baby Boomers Destroyed the Economy.” Millennials and Gen Xers are the worst off. No one can dream of saving for retirement, while the Boomers are sitting pretty with their Social Security, Medicare, and nest eggs from their cushy salaried jobs. Marco Rubio brought it up when he campaigned in Florida: “Everyone […]

Your No Nest Egg Retirement Strategy Guide

Retirement planning isn’t what it used to be. The economy, our life expectancies, and the work environment have changed so much. Sticking with the 4% rule is the last thing you need to be doing now. Many people with retirement on the horizon already know they didn’t save enough. And there’s no where near enough years […]

3 Reasons to Ignore Regular Government Pension Advice

The government pension advice you see online these days is pretty appalling. People ask questions like: How much can I reduce my retirement savings since we’ll have a pension to lean on? And financial advisors will help you estimate the numbers. But that’s not the kind of government pension advice I want to give. It’s […]

My Retirement Rehab Friday Round-up

Welcome to the round-up! Below are the posts we read, found interesting and loved this week for a variety of reasons. They are inspiring and thought-provoking and we’d like to share them with you. Angst in America Part 3: Retiring Broke Read the full post at the Gold Seek “If you aren’t worried about financing your […]

How Healthcare Can Affect Your Retirement Savings

How healthcare affects retirement can’t be understated. It costs the average couple over the age of 65 $218,000 for 20 years of medical treatment. Some estimates say more. And that’s not about to get better anytime soon. According to the Centers for Disease Control, healthcare costs makes up nearly 18% of our GDP. The healthcare industry […]

Three Reasons To Retire Early Overseas

  In speaking with my friends still living in the U.S., many have now started to consider retiring abroad sooner, rather than later. They have done the traditional retirement math and it doesn’t work. However, today there is a little different notion of “retirement”. People don’t want to scrimp today for something so far in […]

Thinking About Retiring Abroad? Take a Vacation

Retiring abroad can be an enriching experience, and it’s already a popular option. According to the Associated Press, the number of Americans retiring outside the US has grown by 17% between 2010 and 2015. But uprooting your life and replanting it on the other side of the world is a huge undertaking. You want to […]