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“One thought is for me to stop working at age 60, while my wife continues for two more years at her teaching job.”
Hey Everyone! Are you enjoying 2026 so far? Life in the US is getting crazy, but I am doing okay. I hope you are safe as well. This year, I’m blogging less frequently, and it is nice. The pressure to write a new blog post every week is gone. I am enjoying the weekends more, and I’m taking another step toward full retirement.2025 was a rocky year for the RB40 household. Mrs. RB40 retired from her career and refocused on helping her dad. He is transitioning from living alone at home to an assisted living facility. It’s a difficult move.…
“I don’t want to step on any toes.”
Investors sell dollar, seek safety as Trump threatens Greenland tariffs
“I can’t, for the life of me, see how this makes sense on any level — personal or financial.”
EU scrambles to avert Trump Greenland tariffs, prepares retaliation
OpenAI has quietly launched ChatGPT Translate. It’s a free, web-based tool that goes beyond basic word swaps. ChatGPT Translate aims for real meaning, tone, and context in translations, though it has some clear drawbacks worth knowing about. What ChatGPT Translate is About ChatGPT Translate isn’t your typical word-for-word converter. It reads full sentences and paragraphs, understands the context, and tries to keep the original meaning intact. This matters more than it sounds. Anyone who has translated an email, message, or work document knows how easily tone can be lost. A sentence meant to sound polite can come across as rude.…
Key PointsThe Treasury Department has released a list of 68 occupations that will qualify for the new “no tax on tips” deduction.The deduction allows up to $25,000 per year and applies to tip wages reported on W‑2, 1099 or Form 4137.Phase‑out begins for households earning more than $150,000 (or $300,000 for joint filers). President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduced a new provision that gives a tax deduction on tips for a defined set of workers. As part of the new law, the Treasury Department had to create a list of jobs that qualifies – and we have that list!According to…
The U.S. stock market has pushed higher this year despite angst over the Federal Reserve’s independence and heightened tensions around U.S. foreign policy.
EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump’s Greenland threat, FT reports