13 Places Where You Can Live on as Little as $1,500 a Month

13 Places Where You Can Live on as Little as $1,500 a Month

Article Excerpt: "...While the costs of everyday life may be rising back home, there are places overseas where $1,500 a month covers you for housing, healthcare, food, fun…the whole nine yards. And that’s for a couple. If you’re flying solo, you can call these places home for even less.

Thousands of folks have already discovered this and are taking advantage of it. So why not join them and start exploring your options today?

There are many good-value locales around the globe, but some truly stand out for their value. Here are 13 retirement spots..."

Resource: internationalliving.com

Feb. 2024 CPI | Inflation Continues to Rise

Inflation ticked up in February

Article Excerpt: "...The Consumer Price Index climbed 3.2 percent last month from a year earlier, up from 3.1 percent in January. ...After stripping out volatile food and fuel costs for a better sense of the underlying trend, inflation came in at 3.8 percent, slightly faster than economists had expected..."

Resource: www.nytimes.com

Report shows 14% of retirees have returned to work

Report shows 14% of retirees have returned to work

Article Excerpt: "...With the cost of living increasing, 14% of retirees over 55 have gone back into the world of work, according to Standard Life. The company’s Retirement Voice report also found 4% of retirees are considering returning to employment. Men are more likely than women to return to work once retiring (16% compared to 12%)...."

Resource: www.moneymarketing.co.uk

Meet the typical retiree

Meet the typical retiree

Article Excerpt: "A married woman in her 70s living on $30,000 a year in Maine or Florida...Baby boomers are in their retirement era. Of the generation born between 1946 and 1964, per Pew Research, less than 20% of Americans over the age of 65 were employed as of 2023. However, that's more than double the share of retirement-age people working 35 years ago. It's why a retirement crisis is looming, with many potential retirees either facing financial vulnerability or having to work until they die. ..."

Resource: www.businessinsider.com

Nearly Half of Americans Failed This Social Security Quiz About Retirement

Nearly Half of Americans Failed This Social Security Quiz About Retirement

Article Excerpt: "How many of these questions on retirement benefits do you know?...Nearly 80% of people nearing retirement don't have a basic knowledge of Social security retirement benefits, according to a recent report by MassMutual.

In its annual Social Security retirement benefits quiz, the life insurance company found that, while that is an improvement from years past, the results are still less than stellar.

For the report, Mass Mutual polled ..."

Resource: www.kiplinger.com