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Pension Spiking, A Brilliant Strategy?

I’m working in New Jersey right now, just a bit down the road from Philadelphia, and in my google news browser the article “Rampant overtime spikes city employees pensions in Philadelphia” popped up and spiked my interest. What is Pension Spiking? For certain municipalities, increasing overtime greatly increases pensions. In …

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My Largest Financial Blunder

Retirebyforty posted an article on financial setbacks, which got my gears turning on a major financial blunder I had about 5 years ago.  I had several co-workers who were older than me who invested in real estate. They made it sound like it was easy money, and I wanted to …