Money Saving Secrets of Super Savers

In this month’s edition of Money Magazine they interviewed 100 dedicated savers to learn their stories and find out the tactics they employ to save 35-60% of their income. All of these couples and individuals are well on their way to a very comfortable early retirement. 1. They set goals, and they make them specific. [...]

Retirement Planning Checklist

It’s never too soon to start saving for retirement. When you’re young time is on your side. If used wisely it’s your greatest asset. However it can be the biggest detriment as retirement seems so far off. It’s easy to put off saving until next year, and then next year, and so on. Next thing [...]

Yakezie Round Up – Retirement Edition

I’ve been thinking about our retirement plans a lot lately. Even though we’re still a ways away from that phase of our life (I’m 36 and my husband is 39) we’re in that critical time where if we don’t have a clear plan in place and goals to focus on, we could fall short of [...]

What is Your Vision for Retirement?

I’ve been so preoccupied with our short-term goals of building an Emergency Fund and paying off debt this past year that I’ve given little thought to our retirement. But as a member of the Yakezie Challenge I’ve been reading some very cool blogs by people that are creatively pursuing early retirement and some are even [...]