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Don't Automatically Renew Your Medicare Plan. Here's Why.
Medicare open enrollment is here. A little comparison shopping could save you a bundle—and help you avoid some nasty surprises.
October 17, 2026 — I got some bad news in the mail last week. My Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, Silver...
My Mother Packed Me for One America, I Graduated into Another
Shortly before I went off to college, my mother took me to the fanciest men’s store in Erie, Pennsylvania. Her goal was to buy me something nice to wear on my new adventure: a handsome green wool three-piece suit.
By the end of my four yea...
Should You Take the Money and Run - Social Security Could Be Cut 22% in 2032
September 2, 2026 — Let’s start this issue off with a short remembrance of Doug Colligan. I didn’t know him, although I felt I had a pretty good idea of the kind of guy he was from reading his amazing memoir - The 13th Month: Vietnam Roadtr...
Your First Job in Retirement: It Has Nothing to Do with Money
Most people spend decades planning how to retire financially. Surprisingly few spend even an afternoon planning what they’ll actually do once they get there.
That’s a mistake. Your first job in retirement isn’t managing your investments—th...
I Waited 53 Years to Raft Down the Grand Canyon
Some bucket list dreams take a lifetime
Fifty-three years ago I stood at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Adventurers in rubber rafts were screaming in delight as they surged through the the Colorado River’s Hermit Creek Rapids. I remember...
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