Category: Retirement

• Is Retirement a Fantasy?

  

  I’m 51 years old and financially I’m nowhere even close to being able to retire. I know I’m not the only one in this situation, and it sucks. The question being put out there is, “Is Retirement a Fantasy?” for those of us who didn’t “play the game” and end up in management or C…

  Jacqui S

  April 20, 2024

  America, Budget, Budgeting, Cost of Living, Earning Money, Extra Income, Finance, Finances, Financial Stress, generation x, Life Purpose, Retirement, Uncategorized

  family, life decisions, lifestyle, Retirement, retirement plan

• Wait to Collect Social Security? I Don’t Think So

  

  There was an article on MSN that I read today. 3 Reasons Not to Take Social Security at 62. It gives three reasons why you should wait to collect Social Security. You lose 25% of your benefits. Apparently, you will also slash your survivor’s benefits? Not sure how that’s possible. One person’s social security should…

  Jacqui S

  August 14, 2017

  Finance, Financial, FLSA, Retirement

  lifestyle, Social Security

• 4 Ways I am Saving For Retirement

  I’m going to be as honest as I can be here. I am 44 (next week) and I am SO not prepared for retirement.  I don’t want to go the route a lot of elderly middle to lower-income families are going and work until I’m put in the grave. That is an injustice to those…

  Jacqui S

  October 26, 2016

  Finance, Retirement, Saving Money

  401k, 401k plan, Employee, employee stock options, Employer, Finance, Financial, Retirement, retirement plan, Saving Money, Social Security

• Taking a Page From our Millennial Generation. Don’t Settle.

  

  I have to admit something to you all.  I am TOTALLY jealous of the Millennial generation. Not only because I’d love to relive my youth… (Oh come on, you all know you want to relive your youth. You can’t lie to me! :)) And certainly not because when they do stupid things, it’s all online…

  Jacqui S

  September 26, 2016

  Challenge Yourself, Employment, Entrepreneur, Finance, Happiness, Job, Lifestyle, Retirement, Uncategorized

  Career Choice, Careers, Choosing Not To Settle, Do What You Love, Do What You Want Not What You Have To, Dream Job, family, Financial, happy, Internship, life decisions, lifestyle, Millennial, New Generation, New Job, Next Generation, Settling, what should I do

• 7 Financial Causes of Stress in America

  

  I read an article on MSN about what the #1 cause of financial stress in every state was. As with most of these types of articles, i.e. “the most searched item online in each state”, I assumed it was going to be a fluff article. This one for the most part, showed legitimate concerns.  The…

  Jacqui S

  August 24, 2016

  Challenge Yourself, Change, Emergency, Employment, Extra Income, Finance, Happiness, Lifestyle, Retirement, Uncategorized, United States, Vacation, Work

  Education Costs, family, Financial Stress, happy, life decisions, lifestyle, Nicer Lifestyle, Paying of Debt, Paying Rent, Retirement, Second Income, Unable to Retire, Underemployed