Retire by Degrees

I’ve seen several posts lately where the author encourages us to “Show up every day!” Similar refrains can be worded like, “No matter what your day looks like, get up, dress up and show up.” And I’m no Woody Allen fan, but he got a lot of mileage out of his quote that, “80% of success is just showing up.”…

And everyone in your life – including you – is a historian. In terms of thinking about and preparing for your eventual retirement it’s helpful to read and do research. It’s helpful to work with professionals to plan for your financial needs, insurance, etc. All of that is certainly prudent. But you have riches all around you that you can…

Today’s post originally appeared in the Humble Dollar blog:

Many people dream about their retirement day.  During especially challenging weeks at work they may even start counting down the years, or months, or even the days. Others either don’t have a specific timeframe in mind, or can’t understand why someone would want to ‘check out’ and be idle when they have a vibrant career option that challenges them, leverages…