Taking Early Retirement

I Retired Early | You Can Too!

December 30, 2009
by Jeremiah
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Making The Right Choices With Your Retirement Planning

Thought and effort. Thought and effort. Thought and effort. When it comes to retirement planning you need to make sure you are putting a lot of thought and effort into the plan. Starting out with a piece of paper or maybe a spreadsheet helps you stay on track so you have everything sorted out. If you are able to, you should look into a retirement planning service because they can do most of the planning for you. One service that offers a planning tool is  Financial Engines. I have used this service personally for the past 15 years or so and it is very good. If you are like most other people though, you will probably be looking at having to take care of all of the retirement planning on your own. While it may seem a little scary at first, it is something that you certainly can do on your own but you will have to do a little research.

If you do not take the proper amount of time and effort you will find yourself lost when it comes to trying to pull together your retirement planning in a rush. The best thing you can do is to plan ahead of time so that you can make sure that you have worked out all of the bugs. There are a lot of things that you have to take into consideration and you want to make sure that you are not forcing yourself into a situation where you are rushing yourself through any of the decision making process. Retirement planning should be done in a manner that is relaxed so you can make sure that you are getting everything that you need done.

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December 25, 2009
by Jeremiah
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Planning for Retirement

With the economy taking a turn for the worse and with social security not being a secure option like it used to be, individuals must be craftier than ever in planning for retirement so that they can be sure to have enough money to live on, once they retire.  Even if individuals have been putting money away into a 401K or other retirement plan that their company offered, this is not a guarantee that there will be enough for them to live off of for the rest of their lives once they hit retirement age.  Many times, these plans paired with social security benefits alone will not pay the individual’s bills once he retires.  With inflation being taken into account, individuals must consider what type of a lifestyle they want to be able to live after retirement, how long they will probably live, what type of health insurance they have, and whether they will need to take care of any dependants still after retirement.

Looking to the Future

There are many different ways that individuals can figure out what type of money they need to be saving now in order to retire later with enough money to continue living the lifestyle they are used to living.  Continue Reading →