Coffee Shortages Coming, Load Up NOW!
From 1975 to 1977 the price of coffee more than doubled. High coffee prices were attributed to a freeze in Brazil in 1975 which decreased crop yields. "Coffee prices can't go much higher because people won't buy it," said a grocer... You wanna bet? "Several store...
Retire in Calhoun, GA!
(Nice lady sent this to me. She is NOT the Marketing Director for the local Chamber of Commerce! 🙂 Here is the drive-through video I did about Calhoun too.) Great place to live. Very conservative and voting is easy to do here…..and I’ve never waited in line more...
Why Am I Still Working?
I plan on retiring next December so this past weekend I sat down to look over my numbers. I was shocked at what I found out. I currently bring home $890/wk after all deductions and taxes which is $46280/yr. Once I retire, I am thinking I’ll need about...
How Donnie & Karen Saved $17,575.32 in Annual Health Insurance Costs
Hi Josh, Donnie and Karen from California. Watched yesterday’s live stream with Jae Oh and had to once AGAIN rave about ACA which was the game changer that enabled me to quit my COJ at age 58 (Donnie is 61) and retire early. You and Jae Oh are so right, it’s sooo...
Health Insurance Before Medicare
“My wife is so stressed at her job but she can’t quit because of health insurance.” Oh man, if I had a nickel every time I was told something like this, I’d have a million nickels! 🙂 Look, as much as I didn’t like Obama as President, and certainly don’t like Nancy...
Jim and Pam’s Investing Plan For Retirement
It's Jim and Pam from cold (Northern State) here. We hope all is well with you and your family. After speaking with you in late August, we both decided to retire in early October. It's amazing how much less stressful life has become. It's great not...
I Was Making 6 Figures & I QUIT, at 58!
(From a regulard reader/viewer in California) Hi Josh, I quit my COJ on September 1 after 31 years at my 6 figure job + bonus. We live in California, I'm 58 and my husband is 61. We are paying $1,700 a month for cobra until the end of the year. The plan is to live...
Big Health Insurance Subsidies are Over
By Richard Kay, New Jersey Insurance brokerIs the deep subsidy over for healthcare in 2022? It looks like it. In 2021 besides the regular subsidy everyone was getting on a sliding scale based on income there was also deeper subsidy if you collected...
My Experience With Medicare Advantage
----------------------------------------- A viewer sent me this email in regards to his own experience with Medicare Advantage plans. I am not endorsing these plans or not endorsing. I’m completely agnostic. However, for those of you who were thinking MA plans are...
I Get Paid For This???
Be Like Jimmy! One of the benefits of my line of work is that I see, with my own very eyes, what works and what doesn't when it comes to retirement planning. I've been doing this since 1998 and I've worked with THOUSANDS of people over the course of my career. It...