Posts Tagged ‘retirement planning’
Social Security as a Safety Net?
For those of us who have been paying into Social Security since the beginning of time (or, more accurately, when we got our first job at age 16), we put high hopes into the promise of social security as part of the trusted “three-legged stool” for our retirement. However, the trustworthiness and reliability of Social…
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I first started contemplating retirement when I was in my early 30s. My husband and I had been married ~10 years and were well on our way to being debt-free. Another 7 years later and we were. Throughout those years, we spoke perhaps quarterly about retirement ideas, finances, and what we would do. My (now…
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