Steve Vernon

Make a plan to support the life you want in retirement. Then, go enjoy your retirement!

Focusing on “the number” is the wrong way to decide whether you can afford to retire and it won’t help you manage your retirement finances.

Learn what Medicare doesn't cover and protect your health wisely. Unveil the gaps in coverage to make informed decisions before retirement.

If you’re under age 60, there’s a good chance your retirement could be more difficult under lawmakers’ proposals to increase Social Security’s and Medicare’s retirement age.

It's smart to plan for the possibility that you might live to your mid-90s or even to age 100.

Coast FIRE can help you enjoy retired life before your 60s while improving your financial security.

It’s worth the time to understand how to maximize your Social Security benefit.

You might live longer than you think, so it’s smart to plan for a long retirement.

It’s smart to look for win-win strategies to reduce your spending while enhancing your life in retirement.

A critical part of your “retirement job” is to prepare a detailed retirement budget that fits within your retirement income, and then motivate yourself to stick to it.