Retirement Isn’t All About The Numbers

May 22, 2015

Once in a while, usually during a long cold winter in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic area, my thoughts wander into a warmer place. I’ve joked that one of the requirements for my next home is that I have to be able to call the local Home Depot/Lowe’s and when I ask if they sell snow shovels, their answer MUST be… “NEVER! Not a single day during the year do we sell snow shovels.” It was while discussing that philosophy with a friend that she pulled up this article on her phone to discuss her retirement dream. She would like to explore the world for a decade or so and then settle down in whatever place she feels like calling home. That sounds like a pretty cool lifestyle and one that a lot of people would love to experience. Continue reading “Retirement Isn’t All About The Numbers”

The Journey to Retirement Begins With Self-Discovery

April 29, 2013

If you’ve ever talked to a financial planner about retirement, you probably know the retirement planning process spends a lot of time focusing on important questions like the following: Continue reading “The Journey to Retirement Begins With Self-Discovery”

I Bought Six Pairs of Boots and Am Ecstatic: Money Magic or Money Madness?

February 13, 2012

Yesterday I bought six pairs of boots. In reading that comment, you might be thinking, “Hmm… isn’t she the Money Diva who writes at length about being smart with money and even wrote the blog, the Wardrobe Capsule –how to look fabulous while spending less? What happened to the “spending less?” What’s with six pairs of boots, Nancy?” Continue reading “I Bought Six Pairs of Boots and Am Ecstatic: Money Magic or Money Madness?”