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Create a flexible retirement budget worksheet with Boldin. Compare tools, track retirement expenses, and build your plan with confidence.

The Scottish poet Robert Burns famously said, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” That’s true about almost everything that you undertake in life. However, hoping for the best isn’t the greatest retirement budget strategy. You need a real strategy, and one that’s based on your life now (and the life that […]

Whether retirement means kicking up your feet, pursuing a new career or enjoying a favorite hobby, there’s one looming concern most Americans share: running out of money. A study from Allianz Life Insurance found that most Americans fear running out of money in retirement more than they fear death. Sixty-one percent of all respondents said […]

How many of these 29 retirement planning mistakes are you making? Almost everyone fails at #4, #8, and #26. See how to fix your errors.

As a pre retiree in your 50s or 60s you are probably 5-10 years from retirement. Here are 17 things you need to do NOW for a secure future.

Many ideas about retirement are out of date. Explore these 18 NEW retirement rules for a more secure future.

In this day and age, just about anything can easily be done online. You can file your taxes, compare rates for a new auto loan or even order groceries to be handpicked and delivered to your door. You can also do some of your retirement planning online. There are many new and sophisticated retirement planning […]

If you want a secure retirement, you need to go about estimating retirement expenses. Get 9 great tips for succeeding at this difficult task.

Get early retirement tips and tricks from people who successfully retired in their 40s and 50s and are thriving now.

Downsizing for retirement is a great strategy – especially for those who have not quite saved enough. Get 15 tips for a big exciting move!

Average retirement spending for those over 65 is $48,872 a year. See average spending in specific categories and how to project your own needs.

Some people do a lot more retirement planning than others. Have you done more or less than the average?

A no-regret retirement isn’t about timing or a big bank account. Learn how to plan with clarity and confidence for the life you want.

Is a retirement bucket strategy right for you? Learn how to calculate your buckets and model them in your financial plan.

Boomers were never average. However, here are 11 exceptional tips for the transition to retirement that apply to us all. Read now…

Episode 32 of the Boldin podcast is an interview with former guests Karsten Jeske, Chris Mamula, and Fritz Gilbert — F.I.R.E. experts — and discusses insights and epiphanies from the first year after retiring early. This is the first time The Boldin Podcast has had a reunion episode, and as such, listeners are advised to […]

Some 74% of retirees have financial regrets. Here are the 15 most common, and what you can still do about each one.

Many of us are terrified of jumping into retirement. We read about the retirement crisis and worry about our own finances, but millions of people retire every year and report feeling great about their lives.  Is it possible that you should Keep Calm and Retire On?  How Worried Do You Need to Be About the […]

Retirement is a big deal and a huge life change. You have a whole new lifestyle and need a very different way of thinking about your money. In fact, your financial mindset needs to get flipped upside down. You need to go from a focus on accumulation (saving, saving, saving) to spending (efficient use and […]

The retirement crisis is worsening but it doesn’t mean you’ll never retire. Learn how to cope if you haven’t saved enough.

Underestimating expenses is a good way to run out of money. Learn about commonly overlooked retirement expenses. You’ll be surprised by #1.

No matter how much retirement planning you do, you cannot know whether your plan will work for you until you put it into action. Much like test-driving a car or trying on a shirt before you buy it, testing out your retirement plan to see if it fits can be a great way to see […]

Here are a 18 possible retirement surprises. Make a plan and be prepared. Though the biggest surprise might be that you’ll make it work no matter what.

Reducing expenses is a good way to deal with inflation. Here are 24 tips to make it a little easier to cut costs.