Skip to content

Smile If You Dare

On Being Retired, On Money, On Everything Else

  • Home
  • About, FAQ, GDPR Compliance
  • Contact
  • All Posts By Date
  • Downloads
  • Site Map

Category: Attitude

Posted on July 15, 2019April 20, 2025

Guest Post by Robert Reich: “America’s Biggest Economic Problem Isn’t China”

Today I am deeply honored to present a guest post by Professor Robert Reich. Continue reading “Guest Post by Robert Reich: “America’s Biggest Economic Problem Isn’t China””

Posted on July 8, 2019January 5, 2023

My 99th Birthday

Reflections on my 99th birthday! What a miracle it would be Continue reading “My 99th Birthday”

Posted on June 24, 2019June 10, 2019

How Can You Start To Change?

If change is what is needed in my life, then Continue reading “How Can You Start To Change?”

Posted on June 17, 2019July 16, 2019

Governments Run On Deficits and Debt. Should You?

All governments have debt. Why shouldn’t we? Continue reading “Governments Run On Deficits and Debt. Should You?”

Posted on June 3, 2019June 5, 2019

To Achieve Freedom, You Must Start Small

When starting on our journey towards financial responsibility, we may yet still be overwhelmed by Continue reading “To Achieve Freedom, You Must Start Small”

Posted on May 27, 2019June 22, 2023

The Decline and Fall of YouTube

YouTube is a great thing… BUT! Downsides are looming… Continue reading “The Decline and Fall of YouTube”

Posted on May 13, 2019May 14, 2019

Join the FIRO Movement! (?)

We’ve all heard of FIRE, but what is FIRO? FIRE, of course means, Financial Independence, Retire Early. Recently it has captured the imagination of a number of people, with adherents and detractors Continue reading “Join the FIRO Movement! (?)”

Posted on April 22, 2019April 23, 2019

How To Avoid Retirement Panic

I know, I’ve done it. Retiring is like jumping off a cliff on a foggy day. You can pretend you know what you are in for, but Continue reading “How To Avoid Retirement Panic”

Posted on April 15, 2019January 5, 2023

Yes, Even Ethernet Cables Can Go Bad!

Sometimes you just need to shake your head and mumble good grief!

Continue reading “Yes, Even Ethernet Cables Can Go Bad!”

Posted on April 8, 2019June 5, 2019

Should Retirees Continue To Invest?

Once a person retired, should they continue to invest additional funds? I don’t mean Continue reading “Should Retirees Continue To Invest?”

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 … Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 … Page 19 Next page

Most Recent Posts

  • What is Investing Success? December 26, 2025
  • When To Buy Stock December 1, 2025
  • Is Advice to the Young Worth Anything? November 21, 2025
  • Trump’s American Kakistocracy November 5, 2025
  • Where Is the Bottom? Where Is the Top? October 23, 2025
  • If You Think It Can’t Happen Here, You’re Wrong. It Already Has Happened Here. October 13, 2025
  • The Secret of How To Have Money October 6, 2025
  • The Politics That Is Poisoning America September 22, 2025
  • We’re A Country That Lives By The Sword September 15, 2025
  • Investing Never Ends September 5, 2025

Categories

  • About-FAQ-Contact (2)
  • Attitude (187)
  • Checking accounts (2)
  • Credit Cards (2)
  • Garden (6)
  • Investing (251)
  • Money (115)
  • Not Working (10)
  • Required Minimum Distribution (7)
  • Retirement (30)
  • RMD (12)
  • Savings (25)
  • Social Security (6)
  • Uncategorized (25)
  • Work (8)
Proudly powered by WordPress