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Why You Should Not Retire In Debt

January 25th, 2010 · No Comments

You should not retire in debt.  Why?  Financially, it is much better to retire your debt, than it is to retire in debt.  Retirement debt can dramatically reduce your retirement income.
Many Americans retire in debt, afraid of the impact getting rid of their debt, will have on their net worth.  Keeping your debt when you […]

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When Do You Want To Retire?

November 4th, 2009 · No Comments

When do you want to retire?  Today? In 5 years, 10 years, 20 years?  With Green Retirement Planning, the choice is yours, you get to decide when you want to retire.  With traditional retirement planning, your salary not you, decides when you can retire.
Traditional retirement planning uses your salary to calculate your retirement savings needs,  […]

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RV Retirement

September 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Is your RV your retirement home?  I’m ignorant when it comes to RV’s, but to me, it seems to make a lot of financial sense to sell your house and use an RV as your retirement home.  Owning an RV is much cheaper than owning a house and more flexible.  No longer like where you […]

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How To Retire With Less Than A Million Dollars

March 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

With the economic collapse, and the large number of layoffs, a lot of people are asking themselves “Can I retire with less than a million dollars?” The answer is yes, you can retire with less than a million dollars.  With a million dollars, you can safely spend between $2,500 and $4,000 per month, depending on […]

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Small Business Retirement

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

According to the National Small Business Association, only 22% of small and mid-size business owners, have set up retirement accounts.   A good article on CNN Money, gives a run-down on the different retirement savings options, available for small business owners.
Having owned and managed a small hotel, prior to starting Green Retirement Planning, I have a […]

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Track Every Expense

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The August 8th edition of Business Week, has an article titled “25 Ways To Save More Each Month” link, by Ben Steverman. Number 1 on the list of 25 ways to save more each month is to - Track Every Expense. Not only is tracking your expenses important, in helping you to save more […]

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Can I Retire on Social Security?

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Can a person retire on just their Social Security payments? Yes!
For whatever reason, if you have reached the age when you can collect Social Security, and have not been able to save for retirement you don’t need to delay your retirement. You can retire on only your Social Security payments.
If you and your spouse, collect […]

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Spend Less For Gas - Retire

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Want to spend less for gas? Retire. When you retire your work commute ends. You automatically use less gas. How much can you save? If you have a 20 gallon tank, and fill up once a week at $3.75 a gallon, you are spending $300 a month or $3600 per year. If you are a […]

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Graduate and Retire by 35!

May 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

Dear Class of 2008:
Today you graduate, leaving your college or university lives behind, and enter the world of wage slavery. Too be sure, some of you will have fulfilling and rewarding careers, that will bring you personal satisfaction and happiness. Careers that will help others, help your family, help save the planet. However, […]

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Natural Retirement Age

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Pre-Historic Retirement Planning
What is the natural age to retire? The government tells you that 59 1/2, 62, 65, 72, are years in which you can retire. Those are the ages at which you are eligible to receive benefits from your 401k, Social Security, and Medicare. But I believe that somewhere between 50 and […]

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