Understand the Lifetime Income Projections Coming to Your 401(k) Statement
The SECURE Act adds useful information, but only if you can understand it. If you’re an American worker who hasn’t…
Tag Archives: Retirement
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Two Methods to Figure Out Your Retirement Income Needs
Personally, I probably spend way too much time projecting our income and expenses for the years between now and retirement,…
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What To Do If You Made Too Much To Contribute To Your Roth IRA Last Year
One of the downsides of the Roth IRA is that there are income limits that preclude high income earners from…
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Three Major Misconceptions About FIRE That Will Trip You Up
The FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement is gaining more attention than ever before. Most of those dedicated to achieving…
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Use a Roth IRA to Counter the Costs of the SECURE Act
The Roth IRA Is a Sweet Deal in Many Cases In a previous article, I mentioned how I wish the…
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7 Powerful Lessons for Achieving Financial Independence
The path to wealth starts with getting your mind right As I’ve shared elsewhere, I experienced financial hardship as an…
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7 Budgeting Mistakes You May Be Making and What to Do Differently
We had just moved to the US. Both of us were 30, and we had two toddlers. We needed to…
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How the SECURE Act Hurts Your Retirement Planning and What You Can Do About It…
As lawmakers like to do, they tucked into a must-pass bill some last-minute changes to the tax code. These specific…
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How a Side Hustle Lets You Reach FIRE Faster
I know. I’m weird. I love numbers. But maybe not so weird after all, if it helps you reach FIRE…
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How to Make Your Pursuit of FIRE Sustainable
Why You May Be Pursuing FIRE “You’re not the boss of me!” You can almost see the defiant 5-year-old trying…