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Retirement

Finder’s Keeper’s

Remember being young and coming across something that didn’t belong to you, yet piqued your interest, and showed some promise of being beneficial. The phrase we used to claim the ‘found’ item was, “Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers”. Basically we found it, so we are going to keep it, and the person that lost it, is [...]

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Five For Friday!

JLP at AllFinancialMatters does a thing every Tuesday (or almost every Tuesday) called Ten for Tuesday, where he lists ten articles or posts that he has come across that would interest his readers. I don’t have quite that much time available but I love the idea, so I am going to start a Five For [...]

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The problem with 401(k) loans

As people struggle during the tough economy, many are looking for easy ways to get their hands on cash. For some, the lure of borrowing their own money is just to great and what seems likes an easy decision could very well backfire and turn out to be not just a bad idea, but a [...]

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The Million-dollar man

A million dollars doesn’t buy as much as it used to, but it is still a very impressive dollar figure, especially if you have worked hard and are now entering retirement with a cool million in the bank. One thing is certain, the best way to earn a million dollars is to get your money [...]

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What are you doing with your money

Since starting this blog I have been frequenting several other blogs and doing a lot of reading on what others are saying about becoming financially free. Some of the things I read I like and some things I wonder where in the world they got that idea. Occasionally, I come across a post that requires [...]

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Ready, Set, Retire!

How many of us are longing for the day when we can finally retire? I spoke with a gentleman today who retired from the Washington D.C. Police Department and moved into the Spotsylvania area where he picked up real estate for a few years and is now ‘really’ retired. More and more retirees are picking [...]

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