Swindlers are taking advantage of the C-19 pandemic. Protect yourself from their scams. You’ve probably heard the old saw, “don’t touch that dial”, hundreds of times. It’s an oft-used command…
Published July 2, 2018 by Cathy Hamilton
Though we’re a good 3 -5 years from retirement, my husband and I are preparing to downsize. The process started with the sale of our son’s old Jeep yesterday and…
Published December 15, 2017 by fittoretire
Call us greedy, but we’ve never thought Santa’s list should be limited to the kids. After all, children have such short attention spans. They may spend an hour on Christmas…
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Published October 20, 2017 by Lauren Massy
If you’re retiring from a career spent hunched in front of a glowing computer screen, it’s likely the last thing you’ll want to do is keep up with ever-changing technology. …
Published August 2, 2017 by Cathy Hamilton
No one in a marriage or other committed relationship expects to retire alone, except in the worst-case scenario of widowhood. Financial advisors typically include in their projections the possibility of…
Published July 19, 2017 by Cathy Hamilton
One of the most common fears people have regarding retirement is the loss of friends to hang out with. There’s no doubt that your social life can take a hit when you leave your…
Published January 19, 2017 by Cathy Hamilton
This story in Forbes is a great reminder to all of us here at Fit-To-Retire that we don’t know everything there is to know about retirement. Why? Because we’re still…
Published October 12, 2016 by Cathy Hamilton
If only you could know for sure, right? On the other hand, would you really want to know? That said, having an “educated guess” answer to the question makes planning…
Published July 20, 2016 by Cathy Hamilton
No matter how long you’ve been together, some topics are difficult for couples to discuss. Typically, money ranks high on that list. A recent study indicates we don’t “talk amongst…
Published June 14, 2016 by Cathy Hamilton
We loved this idea about using social media – particularly Pinterest – to visualize retirement. How fun it would be to translate the Fit-To-Retire Playbook into a series of Pinterest…