What You Need To Know About The Cost Of Living Increase
As we reach the halfway point of the year, it’s natural to start wondering how things will look by the end. And, of course, one of the main things people …
Lifestyle
Fixed Income Living-Semi Retired As an Alternative Lifestyle
Semi Retired. Working Retirement. The New Retirement. These are words and phrases that get bandied around right and left. The implication is that they refer to those folks who’ve retired, …
Living on a Fixed Income-Managing Temporary Bumps In The Road
There seems to be a lot of financial talk on retirement blogs these days. Living on a Fixed Income and Managing It’s understandable.Fixed income is a type of investment that focuses …
10 Ways to Live Healthy in Frugal Retirement
The importance of good health in retirement (or any other time, for that matter) cannot be emphasized too much. Staying fit and healthy lowers medical costs, gives us more energy …
Frugal retirement living-Investing For Future Needs
Preparing to entire the retirement zone requires us to look at all aspects of retirement preparation. When discussing financial preparations before or after retirement, most advice centers around investments and/or downsizing …
Living Richly In Retirement: Lifetime Learning
Back in July, I talked about returning to school. I saw returning to school as a chance to develop a new skill set, a way to expand my mind, a …
Fixed Income Living-Do It Myself Landscaping
For me, the two greatest advantages of retirement are time and flexibility. As I said in this post , most of the time these two trump money-up to a certain point. …
Retirement Income-The Ups Of Multiple Income Streams
Like many folks heading into retirement, I’ve chosen three or four income streams rather than one job or business. While having a single job or business has some advantages, for …
Fixed Income Living-Getting Good Stuff Used
It’s no secret that while I am a frugal gal by necessity, I am not a member of the simplicity movement. Put simply, I like my stuff, getting good stuff …
Do French Fries Count as a Vegetable?
Don’t ask me why I picked on meat, it just seemed like a good way to do penance for my sins. The first eight days of our stay in Montreal included …