Selling Your Home - Preparing to Downsize

Preparing to downsize requires not only getting all the drawers and cupboards cleaned out but reducing the amount of just about everything you currently have and own. What about selling your home to get ready to live in a smaller dwelling that costs less and is just the right space for what you need. Even if you're not quite

Deciding Where to Retire

It's a great question, where to retire? There are lots of factors to consider before you make the big move to retire and can be an even bigger factor to choose the perfect location. Let's take a look at some of the things to consider that could help you when deciding where to retire.

Save More Money Now.

Do you need to find more ways to save what you're earning for the future years? I've been thinking about lots of ways to save more money now to make those retirement years coming sooner and with the kind of lifestyle I'd like to have.

Working up to Retirement

Today I wanted to talk about one of the things keeping me busy until retirement. Working full time! Sounds not so exciting right? Well, it's not time for me to retire yet but, I know that working now will pay off great later in life when I'm ready.
Keep your job for

Personal finance budgeting for retirement

Are you thinking about your retirement even though you're no where near ready to retire? Many people are and they're doing things now that help them save money, keep more of their money, reducing their credit card debt, downsizing their homes, living with less and surviving while thriving with more, well less really!

Writing as Part of My Retirement Journey

I have several ways that I'm earning money on my way to my retirement - that's one reason it's a journey for me. I don't see retirement as a way to stop working all together. I like work, I like to stay busy, I like lots of different things and writing is one I'm sure I'll try to do always for as long as I can see, type and comprehend!

Time Flies When You're Downsizing

It sure doesn't seem like over a month since our last post here on our journey to retirement but, that's part of the journey! Working, cleaning, organizing, decluttering, job searching, writing, selling and downsizing are all items that need taken care of and what's been keeping us busy. Let's get busy sharing ideas on how to downsize:

Starting our downsizing project: