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Hows Your Will?
I’m sorry to have to remind you of this fact, but, like it or not, you are going to die! So, if you haven’t already decided what will happen to your stuff when you go, you should make a will……
Category: Finances Tip on how to manage money
Surviving Financially in Retirement?
The Main Question. When I was about 45 my accountant asked me how much money I needed in retirement. I had never thought about that question, so my answer was around half of what I earned then. He looked puzzled……
Make This New Year Your Best Year
Building Walls. There is a lot of talk on the news about building a wall on the border between the USA and Mexico. One side of the argument says “it’s immoral to build a wall there.” The other side says……
Avoiding the Assets Test?
The Problem If you are effected by the Centrelink assets test, you know your pension goes down the more assets you have. Unfortunately you have few options to solve this problem. You can and should, revalue your assets often (like……
Planning the best retirement ever
Let me start by stating the obvious. Life, at any stage, should never be defined by money. Despite what the Beatles sang “Give me money – that’s all I want,” it is NOT more important than everything else. Trouble is,……
How much do you really need to retire?
Many people believe you need a million dollars to retire comfortably but it’s not true. And to make it worse, many online calculators leave out important information or make wild assumptions when you use them. They usually give results that……
Your Vital Records
The End. There was a public discussion recently of how to handle someone’s Facebook identity when they die. Maybe because of that, or maybe because I have to do a funeral for someone this week, I have been thinking about……
Cash Benefits of Retirement
In retirement you can have more time and choice to do things differently. Simply put, if you worked eight hours a day and traveled for two hours then you have 50 hours extra a week coming your way. You can use……
The Hidden Cost of Airconditioning
I have been living in my house now for about 10 years. When I purchased it there were two 3Kw split system air conditioners installed. I have used them over the years but their reach wasn’t sufficient so I recently……
Tip on how to manage money
Surviving Financially in Retirement?
The Main Question. When I was about 45 my accountant asked me how much money I needed in retirement. I had never thought about that question, so my answer was around half of what I earned then. He looked puzzled……
Make This New Year Your Best Year
Building Walls. There is a lot of talk on the news about building a wall on the border between the USA and Mexico. One side of the argument says “it’s immoral to build a wall there.” The other side says……
Avoiding the Assets Test?
The Problem If you are effected by the Centrelink assets test, you know your pension goes down the more assets you have. Unfortunately you have few options to solve this problem. You can and should, revalue your assets often (like……
Planning the best retirement ever
Let me start by stating the obvious. Life, at any stage, should never be defined by money. Despite what the Beatles sang “Give me money – that’s all I want,” it is NOT more important than everything else. Trouble is,……
How much do you really need to retire?
Many people believe you need a million dollars to retire comfortably but it’s not true. And to make it worse, many online calculators leave out important information or make wild assumptions when you use them. They usually give results that……
Your Vital Records
The End. There was a public discussion recently of how to handle someone’s Facebook identity when they die. Maybe because of that, or maybe because I have to do a funeral for someone this week, I have been thinking about……
Cash Benefits of Retirement
In retirement you can have more time and choice to do things differently. Simply put, if you worked eight hours a day and traveled for two hours then you have 50 hours extra a week coming your way. You can use……
The Hidden Cost of Airconditioning
I have been living in my house now for about 10 years. When I purchased it there were two 3Kw split system air conditioners installed. I have used them over the years but their reach wasn’t sufficient so I recently……