It was a normal coffee drinking occasion at the start but changed into a valuable lesson in thinking about that “one day”. The greetings by the cigar smoker and the pipe smoker and of course the bald headed older man plus the recently joined ex-financial advisor who had introduced himself at the meeting a week… Continue reading Preparing for Retirement #1
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Taxes
As the pipe smoker arrived at the set time for the regular coffee drinking and discussion session he waved his greeting and mentioned that he wished to share thoughts about tax and taxation and all that these words entail. There was complete agreement as the others mentioned that their spouses and children had asked several… Continue reading Taxes
Budgets
The regular coffee drinkers greeted each other in tones that were very friendly and did not reflect any evidence of the presence of differences of opinion. It was when the pipe smoker raised his voice and stated that he wanted to revisit the subject of budgets – again. Their favourite coffee suddenly tasted a bit… Continue reading Budgets
Savings and Investments
The pipe smoker arrived at the regular coffee drinking session and placed a few relatively unknown definitions on the table for discussion. The immediate reactions were, “what do those things mean”? He replied with a bit of a superior smug attitude by saying “You should surely have read about them in the financial pages of… Continue reading Savings and Investments