Here's Exactly How Social Security Fits Into My Retirement Plans
I've spent years planning for retirement. Even when my husband and I were broke college students, I spent an inordinate amount of time considering how to make eventual retirement work. Although planning for retirement began as a college project, the habit stuck with me. And even though I've known for years that I don't want to retire, I want my husband to be able to when the time comes.The primary thing I've focused on is "money in, money out." In other words, how much I expect we'll have coming in each month and how much we'll be able to spend without cutting ourselves short.Image source: Getty Images.Continue reading

I've spent years planning for retirement. Even when my husband and I were broke college students, I spent an inordinate amount of time considering how to make eventual retirement work. Although planning for retirement began as a college project, the habit stuck with me. And even though I've known for years that I don't want to retire, I want my husband to be able to when the time comes.
The primary thing I've focused on is "money in, money out." In other words, how much I expect we'll have coming in each month and how much we'll be able to spend without cutting ourselves short.
Image source: Getty Images.