Retirement in the Dominican Republic?

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Now I know that some Friends will react to the tone of the Sovereign Individual material as being focused on personal wealth and generally "unpatriotic"-- after all.. are we not Americans? Do we not owe allegiance
(and taxes) to our government? I assume thar for most of us, our personal and religious convictions come above our political convictions.. i.e. We are perhaps Quakers before we are Americans?

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The Number One Obstacle to Retirement

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At first it would seem that the biggest obstacle to retirement is not having enough money. Most people simply don't have enough in the bank to retire comfortably. While that is certainly a big part of the equation, it's just the tip of the iceberg. Why don't many people have enough money to retire? They didn't save enough, of course. But why didn't they save enough? And that brings us to what is, for many, the biggest obstacle to retirement--debt. And the problem isn't just any debt. The problem is non-mortgage debt.


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How to Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Improve Confidence

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Retirement is something that many people are planning to take earlier in their lives, and with the opportunities of improved health care, diet and lifestyle usually people can look forward to many healthy and fulfilling years ahead.

- Mindset is an important part of the equation. Being interested in what is going on around keeps a person interesting to be with. Being mentally active and engaged in life stops us from becoming self absorbed and insular. Being keen to know about current affairs, the news, new theatre shows, learning new interests keeps us upbeat and motivated, as well as mentally alert.

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Retired Before Your Time? Three Hot Job Search Tips In A Down Economy

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Lin Schreiber You’ve been told you’re “retiring”, and while you certainly don’t want to stop working, with the state of the economy, you now have to work. Your confidence is badly shaken, the job market is shrinking, and you’re at an age where conventional wisdom says you’re unemployable. Make you want to give up? Don’t! While you can’t do anything about the diminishing number of jobs out there, you can confidently fly in the face of conventional wisdom. Throw out all those boring, conventional ways to go about getting a job. The expression “If you never stick your neck out, they’ll never see you above the crowd” was never truer. So, get your creative juices going and have some fun with these recession-busting job hunting tips: 1. Be Ageless. If you think your age is going to be a problem, I guarantee you it will be. If you can focus on all that you have to offer and be confident in that, you’ll be golden.


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Opportunities Are Plentiful For Part Time Jobs For Retired People

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Raymond was enjoying his retirement but he discovered he was running short of money each month. He realized that he and his family could simply “tighten the belt” to save money but he also knew he could pick up just a little extra money working part time that would enable them to still enjoy their indulgences such as eating out and playing golf each week. He found the perfect job for himself working for a Tucson limo service. This Tucson town car service had been around a long time and the owner was very happy to hire Raymond, a retiree, who was courteous and punctual and represented his company very well.


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Staying active key to quality retirement

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Retirement has different meanings to Garvin Berry, Barbara Swiggart and Gloria D’Allessandro.

Berry, 84, a petroleum geologist, flunked retirement. He never went to work because working in the geology field was “fun.”

D’Allessandro, 73, raised her children, then went to school to become teacher. After teaching in both public and private school settings, she retired and started writing mystery novels. Because she was mad at her principal when she left, he was murdered in her first novel, A+ for Murder.


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