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I love being retired - not knowing which day of the week it is - is a neat experience :dance:- but can be sometimes problematic. So I got this watch for Christmas. It is a Citizen Chandler Men's Watch BU2055-08X. I love it because it has a day of the week dial on the left side of the watch and...

After 45 seasons, college football coach calls timeout, tells his team he's retiring and walks off the field https://www.yahoo.com/sports/45-seasons-college-football-coach-calls-timeout-tells-team-hes-retiring-walks-off-field-160741866.html

I don't have a subscription to the WSJ so can anyone provide a brief summary of the article Five Reasons You May Not Want to Retire in a Small Town Retirees expect ‘Mayberry.’ But they often find something different. By Glenn Ruffenach...

Not sure if this has been posted yet - apologies if so. This info helped navigate some personal finance decisions last year. Mark your calendar for year-end fund distributions https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/year-end-distribution-schedule-102016

TD Ameritrade to Acquire Scottrade Financial http://www.wsj.com/articles/td-ameritrade-to-acquire-scottrade-1477303931?mod=BNM/ Not sure where to post this but I found it of interest - which financial houses will merge next?? The combined company will have 600,000 average client trades a day...

Interesting WSJ article - Why Wait Three Days to Get Your Cash After You Trade? - MoneyBeat - WSJ Why Wait Three Days to Get Your Cash After You Trade? Not sure if this was posted elsewhere but the whole idea of waiting 3 days for stock transaction settlement has always bugged me. the...

This article really resonated with me and thought others might like to discuss. Lessons From the Ranch: Schooling a Teen in Hard Work Lessons From the Ranch: Schooling a Teen in Hard Work - WSJ

Well - since my magical date occurred Oct.13th I have been very surprised at what I wear/don't wear. This has surprised me as now I just dress how I want when I want. Kind of freeing really. I went with cargo shorts mostly (except Sunday church attire) and have really cut down on ironing. I...

Here I am a month and a half into this and I am slightly amazed at how much money I am spending. A lot of this is due to having time now and the home projects I put off for a few years. I have had the following expenses pop up... Carpet professionally cleaned $160 Ammo buys off $175 - more...

I would like to hear (read?) your idea for creative business cards. I DO NOT have a current business but it would sure be handy to hand someone a card when you meet them. For example I met a guy in the neighborhood who has a classic car and our interests were very similar. He gave me a card...

After 4 years of telling myself just "OMY" it finally happened. -I got the package treatment :dance: What a way to jump off the treadmill and head into retirement at 56 years young. The oil company I have worked for 23 years laid me off today with a pretty generous package. 1 year severance...

New to the forum here and this is my first post. :greetings10: I'm 56 years old, happily married for 35 years, 3 kids and 3 grandkids - and thankful for good health. I will be getting laid off in a couple of weeks after 38 years in the Oil business and the last 23 years at the same company...