I Did It! I Quit My Crappy, Old Job!
I did it!!! I gave my COJ my 2 week notice that I will be retiring and it’s all thanks to you and the great info your spread on your YouTube channel. I will turn 61 in August. My expenses, including ACA health insurance, will be about $3000-3500/month. I have...
Generational Wealth, It Only Gets Better
By: Marie from PA If you believe the financial media they would lead you to believe that you need millions and millions of dollars for retirement. Let’s look back on my prior two generations and see how they did it. My grandparents were married for more than 50...
Two Retirement Books You Must Read – NOW
I Think A LOT About The Future of Retirement I imagine you do the same. Unfortunately for me, and maybe not for you, I was blessed(cursed) with a contrarian gene at inception. Not sure why but I've always had a need to try to poke holes in prevailing conventional...
Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Explained
By: Chris Barfield (Another great article from Chris Barfield over at BarfieldFinancial.com. I HIGHLY suggest you subscribe to his newsletter.) Everyone is looking for something they can do to make a big impact in their personal finances. This article is one of...
Get Chris Barfield’s “The Barbell Strategy” Book For Free!
"As a follow up to my original newsletter on the Barbell Strategy, this is a more detailed guide, free to download at the link below. I hope it answers a lot of the questions I get regarding it. Please consult a professional before deciding upon a strategy to...
The Diamond Princess From a Japanese Perspective
I posted this video a few days ago, "The Diamond Princess 14 Months Later", and received this correspondence from an American who lived in Japan for 15+ years, speaks Japanese well, and still regularly follows Japanese language news reports, both print and...
Federal Retirees and Medicare Part B
Got this email in response to a video I did on health insurance and Obamacre. Very interesting topic for many folks so I asked if I could share it. He said absolutely. So, if you're a soon-to-be retiree from the Federal Government you'll definitely want to read...
If Social Security Is On Your Mind, This is a MUST!
Devin Carroll's New Social Security Course You all know Devin Carroll, right? If not and Social Security is part of your retirement plan, you NEED to know this guy. I've been a big fan (First Time/Long Time) of Devin's for years now and have learned a...
VTINX (Vanguard Target Retirement Income) vs. VWINX (Vanguard Wellesley)
You’d like to get some income off your portfolio, be it in retirement or otherwise. You are also a fan of Vanguard. So, you’re sitting around looking at two funds that seem appealing, the Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund (VTINX) and the Vanguard...
I CAN’T AFFORD TO RETIRE: A Letter to Federal Law Enforcement (Part 1)
Chris Barfield, CPA Financial Investigator, U.S. Marshals I hear this refrain all the time–“I can’t afford to retire!” Sometimes it’s phrased a little differently: “Where am I going to go and make this same amount of money?” Or, maybe...
