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I am Chris. My spouse and I are newly retired, and are navigating all the things new retirees do. We live in the Midwest in the same town as our children and grandchildren. I have been a faithful HD reader since the beginning, and enjoy the different perspectives the writers bring to the table. I have learned a lot from them.
Trips in your “go go” years?
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AUTHOR: baldscreen on 6/10/2025
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Our kids do listen to us.
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AUTHOR: baldscreen on 1/21/2025
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First year of retirement by Chris
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AUTHOR: baldscreen on 1/5/2025
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Jonathan in Washington Post this am.
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AUTHOR: baldscreen on 8/28/2024
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How do you know when it is time to step in with elderly parents?
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AUTHOR: baldscreen on 6/25/2024
FIRST: Edmund Marsh on 6/25/2024 | RECENT: Jackie on 6/28/2024
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We believe that God owns it all and we are just the stewards. We have tithed for most of our 43 year marriage. We have always been taken care of. Agree with LH that sometimes we have no idea how things worked out, but they did. God has always been faithful to us. Chris
Post: Saving and Giving
Link to comment from June 21, 2025
Interesting that you are writing about happiness, Jonathan. It has been a hard week here. Chris
Post: Let’s Get Happy
Link to comment from June 21, 2025
Definitely a plus of being retired. Chris.
Post: Morning Delight
Link to comment from June 21, 2025
Dick, you and Connie are younger than our parents. 😉 C
Post: The Surprising Gift of Unhurried Time: My Retirement Revelation
Link to comment from June 20, 2025
Agree with what Dick said about grandchildren. We have a minivan. Only one left in a car seat. Spouse would agree with you about the luxury of time, for the most part. We are sandwich generation and leaving tomorrow for a week visiting the other half of our sandwich: our elderly parents. It is the first visit since Spouse’s brother passing. Idk about the original of “cup of Joe”. Chris
Post: The Surprising Gift of Unhurried Time: My Retirement Revelation
Link to comment from June 20, 2025
Maybe mention about upping it when she gets a raise: do something like 1/2 for retirement and 1/2 for lifestyle. That might make it more palatable than cutting lifestyle by a lot? And she could continue with every raise until maxed out. I am sure you can find the right words. Chris.
Post: Is the “Experience Economy” Derailing Millennial Retirement Prospects?
Link to comment from June 18, 2025
Do you know if she is saving for retirement also? Our millennial kids are doing both, and at this stage of the game, we only give advice about their finances if they ask us. And, as someone who put off travel when I was young, I wish Spouse and I had been able to do more, both together and with our kids when we were raising them. We are in our 60s now and the window for travel is shorter than when we were younger. Chris
Post: Is the “Experience Economy” Derailing Millennial Retirement Prospects?
Link to comment from June 18, 2025
This is good, Kristine. It reminds me of deciding to take the small pensions we had instead of rolling them over. Every little bit helps. Chris
Post: The unexpected detour to deccumulation, finding peace in fixed income
Link to comment from June 17, 2025
My mom and Spouse’s parents are both still alive. We never expected an inheritance from them. My parents gave us a modest amount of money when we bought our first home. One of Spouse’s parents started giving a modest cash gift at Christmas when they turned 80. Both sets of parents helped us through college. We have tried to do some of these strategic things also for our kids. But we also believe as some of the younger retirees like Winston mentioned earlier that #1 for now is we don’t want to be a financial burden to our kids. We hope to be in a position to do the Christmas gifts as we get older. I think it is great that you are able to do the 529s for your grandkids, every bit helps. Times have changed, I agree with you. Chris
Post: Getting a later start-college versus retirement, a growing conundrum by R Quinn
Link to comment from June 17, 2025
This is what we think. Chris
Post: Getting a later start-college versus retirement, a growing conundrum by R Quinn
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