Money saving tip #8 NOTE: This post does contain my “affiliate” link from Amazon. Which only means I might receive a nickel or dime if you click on the link below and purchase the product. (It hasn’t happened yet for me, so I’m not holding my breath) I’m really anal about messy areas of the […]
Choices Today I’m waking up on a crisp Saturday morning waiting for wifey to shake out the cobwebs and get ready. She convinced me earlier in the week to attend the first annual Cat Festival movie. What did I get myself into? Her invitation has given me pause to think about where my priorities are […]
Bloggers are voyeurs We’re curious creatures by nature, but I know bloggers specifically like to peek at other people’s junk. By junk I mean stats. 🙂 It’s a benchmark for all of us to see how we’re doing. No one size fits all, but at the end of the day, size does matter. This blog […]
A new look First things first. If you’ve been following along, even a little bit, you might notice some changes. I’ve re-branded my blog from MyCareerReboot to FinanceAfter50. As I’ve written more posts over the past 3 or 4 months I can feel my blogger voice developing. I’m also interested in educating myself more about […]
Scan your own books!? Ok, this is going to sound a little extreme to most people, but sometimes I have a hard time letting stuff go. As part of my very frugal nature, I don’t like to re-purchase the same thing I’ve paid for in the past. Something that I paid for, should be mine […]
Negative Nellies I love writing in this space, because I’m the youngest of 8 children. My oldest sibling(s) has an entirely different idea about “Financial Independence and retiring early”. Flat out they discourage it. I don’t know if it’s because they’re concerned about my physical health, my mental health or just staying active. Maybe they […]
Frugal Money saving tip #6 The short answer is “Get your wife to do it”. Actually that reminded me of an old parable that my friend shared with me many years ago. It went something like this. “When there are 2 barbers in a shop, which one do you choose?”. ANSWER: “The one with the […]
An age of retooling Ever since I started retooling some job skills, I’ve been wondering how to best take a 401k early withdraw to pay for some continuing coursework. Boy did I receive an education! Finance after 50 can involve schlogging through tax code to make sure you’re not paying taxes unnecessarily. With a little […]
Everyone Dies Not to be a negative Nelly or even a negative Fiddy, but it’s the truth. My Dad died of a heart attack at 64. Father-in-law died of a heart attack at 64. My half brother died of a heart attack at 64. My Brother-in-law died of a heart attack at 53. Do you […]