Monthly Archives: May 2012

What’s Going on with Social Security?? – Part 1

Posted on May 30, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

In the game of Financing Retirement, our sources of Money In aren’t as flexible as they were during our working years.. For example, two possible sources of income in the US have important rules governing when they are available, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Finances, Financial Issues, Information, Retirement itself | Tagged 401K Accounts, Affording Retirement, Benefits, Finances, Financial Planning, IRA accounts, lifestyle, Medicare, Money, retirement, retirement planning, Senior finances, Social Security, Social Security Administration | 8 Comments

Travel Theme: Street Markets

Posted on May 28, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack presented another photo challenge this week – street markets. I couldn’t think of anywhere I’d photographed one, and then I remembered our trip to Beijing. We started out shopping for souvenirs and gifts down the main shopping street, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Retirement itself, Travelogues | Tagged Beijing, China, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Street market | 44 Comments

War and Remembrance

Posted on May 27, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

In the United States of America, we celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. This commemorative holiday has gone through several iterations – it was first called Decoration Day following the American Civil War, and the date has changed … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Giving Back, Ruminations | Tagged Army, choices, family, Father, Memorial Day, Memories, Military Service, Navy, Patriot, Patriotism, Pearl Harbor, photos, Remembrance, War | 13 Comments

Thank You for Playing Our Game: Finding the Finish Line

Posted on May 23, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Welcome to my exciting new board game, Financing Retirement! This game is for one or two players, and includes dice and two stacks of cards to draw from – Money In, and Money Out. The goal is to have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Finances, Financial Issues, Information, Retirement itself | Tagged 401K Accounts, Affording Retirement, Assets, Expense, Finances, Financing Retirement, IRA accounts, lifestyle, Medical Insurance, Medicare, Money, Pension, retirement, Senior Medical Care, Social Security | 16 Comments

Travel Theme: Summer

Posted on May 22, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Summer oficially starts in a month, and most people are looking forward to their vacations. Ailsa at wheresmybackpack suggested a Summer travel photo challenge on May 18th, and I responded with this post. Now the May 25th WordPress weekly photo challenge has … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Recreation | Tagged canoe, kayak, lifestyle, outdoors, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, recreation, Summer, Water Sports, Weekly Photo Challenge - Summer | 63 Comments

Meeting the Challenge – Day 11

Posted on May 21, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

We have survived the “Cleanse” part of the 24-Day Challenge (the first 10 days) – and now that we’ve made it through the detox, we’re moving on to the metabolism boost! We have opted to do the full 24 days, and will soldier … Continue reading →