
This new year, think big, make your top new year’s resolution retirement. Conventional wisdom says to create small, manageable new years resolutions, that are easy to accomplish. Lose ten pounds, join a gym, get better organized, all are typical new year’s resolutions. And saving more money for retirement, increasing your 401k contributions, reducing your debt, are great retirement new year’s resolutions as well. But why not consider going for the whole thing this year? Why not retire in 2008?
You may be in a position to retire in 2008. You may be wealthier than you realize. But listening to conventional wisdom, and thinking small, may cause you to miss the great retirement opportunity of 2008!
According to the U.S. Census Bureau. In April of 2007, 15 million American Households had a net
worth over $500,000. That means 15 million American Families can stop working right now. An individual can retire on even less. Over 30 million American Adults don’t need to be working! Unfortunately, since the time of that report, the two assets that make up the majority of Americans net worth, housing prices and stock values, have both been on the decline.
And many economists are predicting, lower house values and the strong possibility of a recession, in the coming year. So while you are achieving your small and manageable retirement resolution, increasing your 401k contribution in 2008 for example, the overall value of your retirement portfolio may be dramatically lower at the end of the year. You may be in a better position to retire now, than you will be again, for many years to come. This is not the time, to be thinking small, or for conventional wisdom.
Conventional wisdom says you need to be rich to retire. Conventional wisdom is often wrong. The truth is you don’t need to be rich to retire. Conventional wisdom in the retirement industry for instance, assumes you will consume, between 70 – 80% of your current income, annually in retirement. It’s a guess. It’s a “Consumption Assumption”, that forces you to save more money than you need for retirement, and causes you to delay retirement. If you are prepared to challenge conventional wisdom, and think big, you may be able to retire in 2008.
But how do you know if you have enough savings to retire in 2008? That depends – on how much you need to spend in retirement. You determine how much you need to spend in retirement, therefore, you determine how much savings you need for retirement. It’s really that simple, and to make it even easier, here are some free retirement tools to help you achieve retirement this year.
Free Retirement Guide – This 15 page retirement guide destroys conventional wisdom, and reveals the secret to early retirement, the formula to accurately calculate retirement, and much more.
Budget 2008 Retirement Software – Your retirement budget, the amount of money you are going to spend in retirement, is the crucial element in calculating if you have enough savings for retirement. This free retirement software enables you to easily create a budget, track your current monthly expenses for all of 2008, and plan for your retirement.
Retirement Widget – A fun little desktop widget, to remind you how much time you have left, to retire in 2008.
This new year make your 2008 top new year’s resolution retirement. Thinking big, and challenging conventional wisdom, may lead you to retirement in 2008.
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#1 by Wordpress on November 16th, 2009
hehe
#2 by Tosha on November 16th, 2009
Target retirement funds.
The best strategy is a long term one.
#3 by King of Kings on November 16th, 2009
Well Undertaker didnt retire yet, but if I think they made a big deal about him taking his hiatus, then the answer is yes. The Taker questions have thankfully died down but have not completely fizzled out yet.
#4 by WPMixer on November 16th, 2009
I”m from America and I LOVE French & Saunders! BBC TV is so much better than the crap they put on TV here in the states.
#5 by psychic on November 16th, 2009
I guess they brought the bacon with them.
#6 by vsarnold on November 16th, 2009
#7 by rails on November 16th, 2009
Gotta love the hatred for the USA!
#8 by Arc Burn on November 16th, 2009
Modern liberalism appeals to the irrational tendencies of the human mind. o_O
#9 by superduke85 on November 17th, 2009
The will recive a bus ticket.
Deport illegals, and keep the dream alive.
#10 by guzen on November 17th, 2009
haha!!! Jen is SO hilarious!! I love her!!
“There’s only one size over here… BIG!!”
#11 by Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood. on November 17th, 2009
I'm sure this is unprecedented…No one has unretired twice…
#12 by Free Blog on November 18th, 2009
hahahahah!
oh this was amazing
#13 by Dr. Mukhtiar S on November 18th, 2009
on your 55th birthday
#14 by Soma Holiday on November 18th, 2009
That depends on the season, the venue and the time of day.
If military personnel are wearing their camoflauge type uniforms (and yes, I've been to ceremonies, especially Seabees where they did), or working uniforms, and the ceremony is in the morning or early afternoon, then business casual is acceptable.
If the ceremony is before five pm, and the military folks will be wearing service dress (this is the most common for retirements) these are the equivalent of suits and ties (church attire / job interview attire) and you should dress appropriately.
In the rare event the military people should have decided on an evening ceremony with mess dress (yep, seen this too), then formal attire is required.
Remember to dress for the weather (ceremonies can be indoors or out). You don't need "hats and gloves" unless you need them to block sunlight or keep your fingers warm.
Just think conservative, classy, and refined. Don't wear long fingernails with bright polish or four-inch heels. Don't do anything crazy faddish with your hair or makeup or jewelry. You're shooting for Grace Kelly here, not Madonna. It's your brother's day…he's earned it, so avoid flashy prints and revealing cuts or fabrics. You don't have to dress for a funeral, but it's not a nightclub either.
One more thing…these events are usually pretty meaningful and touching…wear waterproof mascara…and bring a nice lace handkerchief.
Good luck, and thank your brother for his service.
#15 by nacao on November 18th, 2009
hilarious!
#16 by Blogger on November 19th, 2009
You are not American, you’re a bleeding imposter with an agenda
#17 by Jpohn Doe on November 19th, 2009
Nothing is bulletproof. Get a blanket policy. Also, understand that trusts that make assets unreachable by others will probably make them unreachable by you. (it's involved ((revocable…irrevocable trusts)) Further, If you have other suits or bankruptcy in the back of your mind…virtually nothing is protected in either divorce or bankruptcy.
#18 by WPBlog Shop on November 19th, 2009
ah man this is one of the best sketches ever. ilove it when french shouts YES!. she reminded me of my mum when she did that. gets excited about things they have bought