Category: Retire

This article has been updated for the 2022 and 2023 tax years. The IRS has announced the 2023 maximum IRA contribution limit, which is the max that individuals can …

Wow – time really does fly. In mid-April, I officially reached my 1-year “FIRE-versary”. As a quick recap, a declined job relocation and subsequent hiring freeze during the pandemic …

As I recently shared, back in late April I became unemployed after declining a forced job relocation and a COVID hiring freeze. While that may sound awful to many, …

I’m long overdue to share some big personal finance news with you: I’m unemployed! Or, FIRE’d (read on for a “FIRE” definition if you’re not sure what that is)! …

This article has been updated for the 2023 tax year. Every time I think I have maximized my retirement savings in a given year, I discover a new way …

Social Security: An Overview I’ve been crafting this Social Security overview for the last 3 years. Seriously. It has taken me that long to get it to the level …

I write about financial independence here fairly often. I do so because I truly believe that obtaining it (and the wonderful gift of time that it provides) can give …

I’ve been following millennial savings and retirement trends for many years now, so I was excited to see that TD Ameritrade recently published findings from a new survey of …