Determining your intended retirement age and creating a pre-retirement checklist are crucial steps in planning for a secure financial future. Mark Biller, executive editor at Soundmind Investing, shares his expertise on setting realistic retirement dates, estimating retirement budgets, and managing debt. He also emphasizes the importance of considering living arrangements and guaranteed income in retirement planning. [... more]

Living a life that prepares us for eternity involves being in community, cultivating gratitude, and pursuing intimacy and thoroughness. Rich Powell reminds us that relationships are essential for our well-being, and that we need to prioritize them in our lives. He also emphasizes the importance of intimacy, which is often misunderstood as just a physical thing, but is actually about knowing and loving someone deeply. By pursuing these values, we can experience delight in each other and in our relationships. [... more]