One of the biggest challenges of early retirement is health care costs. The insurance market has been broken since Obamacare was passed and the ACA cliffs create a big challenge for early retirees. I touched on this idea in an earlier article on planning for ACA penalties in early retirement …
We were on track to end 2025 with the majority of our paper assets in traditional IRA/401K accounts. Many years ago I bought into the idea of seeking to pay the least amount of taxes possible, and wore it as a badge of honor that I was able to pay …
Some of Joe Biden’s tax plan is helpful, other portions are downright scary. Keep in mind that the President of the United States doesn’t just get to enact his tax plan. Congress has to pass it and with a likely Republican Senate majority there will be some compromises on any …
Mrs. C. and I bought an investment property back in November for $19,000. In January all of the local government taxing authorities send out an updated yearly assessment on real estate for tax purposes. When I received ours for this property my jaw hit the floor. They had it assessed …