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25 Things I Don't Want to Regret Once I Retire...

Posted 24 weeks 1 day ago by Anthony Marrone

Personal Finance

I met with an elderly couple today in their home to execute some planning documents. While neither of them ever had jobs as professionals and neither inherited any money from family members, they have amassed quite a respectable sum of money as they continue to progress through the Golden Years. The lesson that they passed on to me today in our short meeting was that you have to proceed through life without regret, and live each moment so that you will not later look back with regret.After meeting with the couple, I returned to my office and put together a list of 25 ideas, goals, etc. that I want to look back on when I reach retirement age, and say that I fully accomplished or successfully practiced each of these 25 goals. So without further ado, here is part one of my list, with part two coming tomorrow night when I return home from class (feel free to add to my list or share your thoughts in the comments):

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Walking away (from a job that’s going away) on your terms

Posted 49 weeks 5 days ago by Julie Rains

Career and Income

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Have you just gotten a disciplinary notice after years of stellar performance? If you have and you’ve read Paul Michael’s You're Fired! 20 signs that a pink-slip is coming … (#14) you sense that you're in trouble. Rather than let the progressive disciplinary madness continue, take action. Here’s what a friend of mine did, after we talked and I agreed with him that a reprimand delivered by human resources most likely portended termination. First I want to tell you about his accomplishments; he had (for the employer who was looking to fire him):

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