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Seven Questions to Answer Before You Retire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In spite of the statistics and the down economy, there are some that ARE financially ready for retirement. You probably won’t have health insurance, life insurance or special perks (like savings on certain items or free tickets to different things or business travel on the company’s dime) after you retire.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Health insurance is a bit more pricy than when employed, but less than a lot of other people pay. I also laid out timeframes within each day for checking mails, statistics and etc. He actually gets about 2/3 of his parting salary in pension form, even when providing me with a survivor benefit. Lesson Seven – Be Selfish.