Early Retirement Blog

A shocking headline story by AP reporter Valerie Bauman, citing a Dept. of Agriculture report that seniors seeking food assistance has risen by 81% in just the past year, leads me to conclude that the U.S. Government and Federal Reserve are bailing out Wall Street on the backs of seniors. Seniors on fixed incomes, who [...]

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In a clear sign of how bad the economy the economy is becoming, it appears retirees have taken to robbing banks, in order to support themselves in retirement.   A man described as being in his seventies,  nicknamed the “Geezer Bandit” picture above, has robbed several banks in upscale La Jolla California. Maybe after being [...]

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Update: January 11, 2010 – AOL announced that it has begun laying off 1,200 of it’s employees, after it did not get enough volunteers, for AOL’s early retirement incentive buyout offer. While it may be too late to prevent layoffs at AOL, if you are one of the 1,200 AOL employees who receives a pink [...]

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The day after Thanksgiving is known as “Black Friday”.   The day when Americans begin their annual tradition of mass spending for the holidays. The reason why “Black Friday” is black, is because in accounting, the color black signifies profits while the color red signifies loss.   Black Friday is the day that retailers start [...]

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Goldman Sachs is in public relations hell.   Record bailouts quickly followed by record profits and record bonuses, allegations of software generated insider trading, selective sharing of information with top clients, selling sub-prime mortgages to clients while shorting the market with their own money, bullying bloggers, and more. The once quiet, behind the scenes investment [...]

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Another study, and another reason to retire early, you will sleep better in retirement.   French researchers surveyed 15,000 workers, seven years before they retired and seven after they retired, and discovered that 26% of respondents were sleeping better in retirement. The reason why individuals sleep better in retirement, according to the research study, is [...]

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When do you want to retire?   In 5 years, 10 years, 20 years? Today? Why can’t you simply pick when you want to retire and get a retirement plan that makes it happen.  Now, you can. With Green Retirement Planning, the choice is yours, you  decide when you want to retire.   When you [...]

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