Retirement = Doing What You Want To Do The tight bond between Clinton and Joe, two gay, black lawyers (one of them, married) is broken when Joe is reportedly found hanged. A suicide seems impossible to Clint, and Joe’s widow is acting cagey. Clinton Moore believes Joe Means was tortured and murdered, and that his […]
Merry Christmas from Cuenca, Ecuador
Please enjoy this Christmas video! We spend eight hours at the Christmas Eve Parade! What an experience. Happy holidays to all.Susan and Fred Klopfer
Retirement Ideas That Work — For Those Scared Sh*tless!
I am putting together a group of reference books for an eBook I plan to publish in mid December – Retirement – It’s Not Just About the Money How to Have Fun, Get Healthy and Make Extra Money When You Retire It is a going to be a fun and helpful book, I promise. Meanwhile, […]
Quit Worrying So Much About Retirement $ Planning, Says Author, Blogger
Top THREE Retirement Tips For People Who ALREADY KNOW They will NOT have $1Million Saved Up by the time they retire Retirement planning is NOT just about hitting a number, says author and speaker, Susan Klopfer By Susan Klopfer, MBA Retirement blogger and author It will happen to each and one of us eventually, even […]
Expat Retirement Works Best When Differences Understood and Appreciated
Ready to retire and want to become an expat? After working nearly eight months months to get a special “pensionada” visa, scouting out the correct pet carriers to bring along her dog and cat, holding umpteen garage sales and finally selling her mission-style bungalow at a small profit – to retire in Paraguay as an […]
Not Many American Workers ‘Somewhat Confident’ On Retirement Plans
JILL B, A JUST TURNED 64- year-old, pre-retiree, admits she is “a little afraid” of what’s to come when the topic of financial security rears its head in friendly conversations. “I probably would be more afraid if I actually KNEW what’s coming,” she nervously laughs. Jill and her friends always thought The American Dream was […]
Retirees Start New Businesses; Doing It Right
Business Plans Critical, Especially For Retirement Startups By Susan Klopfer, Author, speaker, blogger “Sue” and “Betsy” develop their biz plan. “I thought I left business and work and all of that snarly stuff – and now you want me to write down my business plans? To write down my goals? NOT!!” Sue is a newly […]
Don’t worry if you are not a 1 percenter — you can still retire on less money and have fun, too!
Retirement should not mean depression and loneliness. Retirement planning means far more than addressing money issues, Jane C said. The retired nurse expected to feel happy upon retirement, but found herself “just miserable nearly every day,” instead. As a medical professional, Jane knew that her own loneliness, sadness, loss of sleep and other symptoms are […]
At Retirement Monologues – Where We Are Heading
“Lots of articles, seminars and “talks” are devoted to financial planning for retirement. So what about “spare time” and “usefulness” planning? Not a whole lot is mentioned about this part of the retirement equation.” Not everyone desires to live a life of leisure like these television icons portrayed — in fact, these women all continued […]
New Retirement Blog — please drop by and say hello
A quick note to readers of this blog — you are invited to drop by my newest blog, The Retirement Monologues at http://retirementmonologues.com/, where I am focusing on the latest retirement issues that face many of us as we march on through life. Not financial planning (everyone else worries about that), but fun stuff like what […]