Tag: LarryLand
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Retirement Financial Planning – an Idea
Now that I’ve retired, I noticed that every commercial about retirement planning seems to start with a couple on a sailboat. They’re sailing in calm winds, wearing white pants and drinking Chardonnay. Apparently, that’s what I’m supposed to be doing. But ask yourself this: How often do you really want to wear white pants? What…
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Appendix 1: The Math of Retirement Management
For my “Retirement Management Idea” we still need to do some math. Here are the formulas that I used. I do everything considering both the “Amount” (in dollars) and the “Rate” – always remember 100% of Nothing is still Nothing.
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Appendix 2: Retirement Examples
This is for the Retirement Management Idea. I provide 2 numerical examples – one using Savings (i.e., not IRA money) and one using IRA money. These calculate the Financial Ratios, Minimum Asset and Rates, and project to the future.
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LarryLand Cheese-Crusted Chicken
I had some spare chicken. And I had some Cheddar Cheese. So I said to myself – it is time to “Get the Frico Outta Here!” With a non-stick pan and about 10 minutes, this is what I came up with.
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Mr. Bennett
Somewhere high on a hill halfway to the stars, above the blue and windy sea, a man sits in the morning fog. He calls to me. Rest in Peace, Tony Bennett. The golden sun will shine for you.
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The Most Thankless Job In Hollywood
So, we saw the new Tom Cruise movie “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning” today. Gotta admit, it was fantastic. What got me was the credits. There is a staff headed up by a “Safety and Health Advisor”. I imagine it goes this way: Mr. Advisor: “Mr. Cruise, as your Safety and Health Advisor, I must tell…
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Grin and Bear It
The advantage of having a journalist in my immediate family is that we get “Breaking News”. For example, a major news network report this morning was about a black bear visiting a neighborhood. On the video from the owner, it (the bear, not the owner, although this outcome would not surprise us) is leaning up…
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Larry Hits the Lotto
Something you should know about me: If you ask me a reasonable question, do not expect a reasonable answer. I simply CANNOT be trusted. For example – Whenever I go to a restaurant a polite, well-intentioned server typically asks this question: “Can I bring you anything else?” Almost always, I say “Money”. This is how…
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Fun at the Library
So today I was accused of being a “copious NOT taker”. Let’s see….. that means that I’ve done a lot of nothing. Yep, that’s about right. Others and I have been participating in discussions about redesigning our local libraries. I asked if we could have a dinosaur. Really. A good book is a wonderful thing…
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