Photo of the world's coolest retired couple courtesy of Alex Proimos I mentioned several weeks ago that I will be spending my May semi-hiatus from blogging doing research and writing a book about retirement. I also invited you all to pepper me with retirement questions that you've always been...

Last month, I was contacted by an editor at a publishing company about the possibility of writing a book on retirement. Despite the fact that part of me wants to curl up in the fetal position under my desk, I've taken the gig and will officially be writing a 60,000 word opus on what people about...

Hello Everyone, I am sitting here thinking about saving money. I am trying to figure out what is the best strategy for myself and the family. I am having a problem. There are so many ways to save that I find it hard to come up with just one. I think, one of my favorite ways is to have an emergency fund...

Learn about the world, the whole world. Leave a fast moving society. Appreciate your outdoor environment. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. I once was a worker rushing about. My day required preparation, transportation...

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As I sit here, I am thinking of all the help and funds we have received from our health insurance plans for physician appointments, medical tests, surgeries and illness. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today, a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host....

By the time we retire, many people have started and contributed to a retirement plan. For many of us this is done through our employer. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today, a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. I have questions: Do you have a retirement...

There is a commercial airing this fall that drives me a little crazy. It's an advertisment for the financial company that uses a breaching humpback whale for its logo, and it features a young couple fishing on a yacht with the young lady's father. (Since I am not perfectly well versed in the...

Jim Blankenship over at Getting Your Financial Ducks in a Row put forth a blogger challenge for those of us in the financial blogosphere. He is a financial planner, and he worries about the rate at which we Americans are saving (5% on average). So he suggested that we bloggers offer up a challenge to...

Most of us here in the States seldom think about the availability of food. We make our shopping lists and drive off to the Supermarket of our choice. We expect the food to be in the store with a price we usually pay. We never stop to think that the food may be unavailable and/or cost more. Welcome to...