Sometimes books, movies, songs, and other art forms are instant classics that resonate with people. Other times, things resonate for different reasons. They catch your attention at a time and place that feels custom-made for you. The latter was the case for me with the book Die With Zero.  I read Die With Zero while... The post Summer Travels: Applying Lessons from Die With Zero appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

More than 14 years after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), I still encounter folks who are waiting longer than necessary to retire. Many of them are convinced retirement is out of reach financially until they hit Medicare eligibility at age 65. Given the prohibitive cost of private health insurance, these would-be retirees continue... The post Early Retiree Healthcare: A Case Study appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

My net worth (total assets minus total liabilities) today is 6.3% higher than it was when I retired in 2019. This is in no small part thanks to stellar returns delivered by the financial markets since then. What’s more, I have not incurred any catastrophic expenses; e.g., a costly medical diagnosis (knocking on wood). Five... The post Am I as Rich as I Think? appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

I hope you are having a great summer. This month I have a collection of resources that will challenge you to think more deeply about your approach to financial independence and early retirement. We’ll explore the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of aging. I also have a few resources that return to the fundamentals of... The post June 2024 Best of the Web appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

As a financial planner working primarily with people on the path to FIRE, preparing to retire, or making other life transitions, most people come to me for one reason more than any other. Planning can be overwhelming. They want certainty that they’ll be OK. You can apply this sentiment to retirement calculators. People look to... The post How To Navigate Uncertainty in Retirement Calculations appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

Last March marked the 5th anniversary of my retirement. I earned my last dollar from work at 52, just shy of my 53rd birthday. Now 58, I ask myself what, if any, regrets I have about retiring early. If I had to confine it to a one-word answer, I might pick one of none, zero,... The post Confessions of an Early Retiree appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

As spring prepares to turn to summer, in some ways it feels like time is going backwards…. to 2020. Speculation is running wild with meme stocks and cryptocurrencies back in the news while the US stock market hits new highs. Don’t look for any further mention of those topics here! Instead, resources will focus on... The post May 2024 Best of the Web appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

Today one of my colleagues at Abundo Wealth, Maggie Klokkenga, CFP®, CPA, shares some of the key things she is looking at when reviewing a client’s tax return. She provides a checklist to help you review your own tax return and uncover some of the stories your return can tell. Take it away Maggie…. Taxes... The post What Story Is Your Tax Return Telling? appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

If you’ve been reading Can I Retire Yet? as long as I have, you know there’s been no shortage of coverage on retirement calculators. While doing research for this post, I dug up 22 such articles published on the site since 2012. Among them, no fewer than 82 distinct retirement calculators are mentioned. Of these,... The post PlannerPlus Retirement Calculator Review appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more

Today, I bring you a guest post from a couple of nomadic retirees, Tom Swan and Georganna Hawley. They’ve been living a nomadic lifestyle for about two and a half years and have no plans for stopping. If you’ve considered this lifestyle in retirement, and even if you haven’t, you’ll find their story fascinating and... The post Reader Guest Post – Adventure Before Dementia appeared first on Can I Retire Yet ..read more