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Can I Go into Retirement Early With FIRE?

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If any of these scenarios sound ideal, you may be dreaming of a FIRE retirement lifestyle. It’s a movement that helps people take control of their financial independence by making trade-offs, such as extreme saving and budgeting early in their careers, to retire earlier in life—often decades ahead of a conventional retirement plan.

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In Retirement, Olympic Gold-Medalist Michael Phelps Is a Mental Health Advocate

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We want to move forward,” Phelps, who retired from swimming after the 2016 Olympics, tells SUCCESS. “We But it’s a learning process. I’m trying to learn to get it out of my vocabulary still to this day on dry land. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. But it is true.

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Preparing for a Smooth Transition: 4 Tips for Retiring Administrative Professionals

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Now you’re finally retiring from the workforce. Retirement is an exciting phase of life. Tip 3: Communicate Your Retirement Timeline You didn’t just wake up one day and decide to retire. Your executive and colleagues need to make a plan, too, so don’t wait until the last moment to spring your retirement on them.

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Rohn: You Don’t Have to Love What You Do

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You can be inspired just by having found something, even though you are making mistakes in the beginning and even though it is not ideal to take on a new discipline that you haven’t learned yet. Maybe they will be a friend for life, an open door to retiring, a colleague for years to come. The possibilities are unlimited!

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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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So, I had to learn to stick to my budget , which wasn’t easy, especially for someone who’d had to repeat a year of high school math. I quickly learned that with small children, every moment you are away from them costs money. I suppose there are a lot of lessons to be learned from these financial ebbs and flows.

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SUCCESS Magazine Uncovers What Makes NBA Legend and Respected Businessperson Shaquille O’Neal a Powerhouse On and Off the Court

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In the article, Shaq credits his success not to physical prowess or intellectual brilliance, though he has clearly and consistently demonstrated both, but to something much more basic: listening. I’m just a regular person who listened,” he says in the article. Then I hear, ‘I bet you can’t get another one.’ Continue to show my kids.

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Simplify Your Filing System and Retire Your To-File Pile

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HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE. Want to use this article in your newsletter, ezine or website? Julie applies her administrative expertise and passion for lifelong learning to serving as an enthusiastic mentor, speaker and author who educates admins around the world on how to be more effective every day.

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