Paid off my 30 year mortgage @ 19 years in 1999. Because it was payroll deduction direct deposit I continue to let the money go into the account until I retired in 2009. Walked away with a substantial savings statement.

The problem I see with the 401k plan is the so call tax deferred clause, yes your money grows over the years, but your hit with a hefty tax bill at withdrawal, instead I started investment accounts at the same time the 401k plan started, paid tax at the end of the year and I don`t have to jump thru hoops to get the fun...more

Yes I retired from a well known east coast public utility CO @ age 59, First I did not buy into all of the hoopla out there about retirement, I follow good solid information and set up investment accounts that would support my life style. Yes I started 401K,IRA, and other investments, and I drove Pinto SW thru out my w...more

The last Chevrolet I purchase was a  new  1972 big block MonteCarlo, 22,000 original miles garage keep. Setting in the garage as we speak. If I was to purchase a new car today a Buick Lacrosse, or maybe the new Cadillac XTS, After seeing the new trailBlazer I would consider a Chevy , Always been a Chevy guy  I can unde...more

GM and Chevy put together a nice vehicle with no plans to bring it to the states, here we go again.

There is a Buick dealership in my area , All Buick Lacross sedans carrie an additional sticker price of 1,999. 00 for paint sealant, wheel lip moldings, accent stripe,  the three items cost about $50 @ your local auto store, so some parts of this article is true. Can this extras be deleted the accent stripe is tape, mo...more

Oh yeah I almost forgot after you work all your life , The wife wants a divorce so she gets 50% of the assets, and want to save her 50% , and live off of your 50%. You got to love it.

My comment to Marvin608 is right on. I`m single retired @ 59 and I`m loving it. Everyone said I`ll retire when I see what the numbers are. The way I see it, the numbers are as follow when your single all assets get multiplied by 100, 100% that is because I control 100% of my assets,  When your married everything is div...more

I own no less than 6 Pinto-Bobcat SW bought used put over 80,000-100,00 miles on each one before junking them,used them for getting to work beater car, Earned enough money driving them  That I retired from my job at  59 yrs old. LOL My 1980 bobcat had 245,000 miles when I junked it.   SO.................. ​ .............more