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Your employer offers you an early retirement package. What should you do? That's the question a lot of older workers are facing.

Many jobs demand 24/7 of time and energy, even away from work. Taking an early retirement from the current job may offer the time needed to refocus on career aspirations.

With careful planning, taking an extended sabbatical to realign career goals, to travel, or to spend time with family can be within reach earlier than most workers think.

A challenging economy and dwindling retirement pensions have people wondering how long their retirement money can last. Investment income is more important than ever.

Retirement planning issues are avoidable. if you are counting on Social Security, these common retirement planning issues need to be addressed, especially retirement age

Applying early for Social Security may seem like a good idea, but this decision could be an expensive one. For women, the decision is even more complex.

With world economic conditions deteriorating to levels not seen since the Great Depression; adventurous North Americans are capitalizing by retiring early overseas.

With dwindling nest eggs, Americans and Canadians must rethink early retirement plans. However, retiring in Oaxaca, Mexico, breathes new life into the old ideal.

Middle aged folks may have the energy to pursue their hobbies but retirees usually have the money. Can the two ever coincide? The answer is yes!

Made redundant and struggling with money problems? Why not become self-employed? Redundancy payments, early retirement, job seekers allowance & housing benefit may help.

When to start Social Security retirement benefits is a big decision. Should benefits begin at the earliest age possible or wait for full retirement age? It depends.

Your Money or Your Life offers unique views on saving money, investing, early retirement, frugal living, and financial independence by examining what really matters.

Many working Americans don't have enough savings to retire. But money isn't the only issue when planning retirement; one has to be mentally prepared, too.

Sign Language interpreters or students can spend hours at a time in repetitive motions. As with typing, signing brings with it the risk of Repetitive Motion Injuries.

Amid the tide of layoffs, employees share jobs to help each other and comfort and donate cash to laid off friends while trying to find them jobs.

Find out how a business mentor can help you take a step back from your company and figure out how to make it the success that you had always dreamed of.

For various reasons, seniors would like to sell their current home and downsize to a smaller home. Here are some tips on how to select a smaller home in retirement.

The longer a person waits to retire, the greater the financial cushion. Here's why delaying retirement for as long as possible is recommended.

After filing for bankruptcy protection on June 1st, General Motor's CEO Fritz Henderson holds a dealer teleconference and talks to the press.

This June marks the eight-year anniversary of the 1999 NBA Draft. Hindsight offers a better picture of which teams were most successful in that draft.

Millions of senior citizens, disabled patients, and miltary families and retirees can be affected by proposed Medicare reimbursement cuts which will also affect TRICARE.

Towards the end of the 1983 Grand Prix season the Brabham team found a performance advantage, allowing Nelson Piquet to challenge championship leader Alain Prost.

Think it's easier to save money than make money? Saving money is easier when the decision is logical.

Swede Savage is still spoken about in revered tones among Indycar fans. What might he have achieved but for his fatal accident during the 1973 Indy 500.

Find out who Jack Branning is, where he comes from, and his trials and tribulations with his brother Max, and the Mitchells.

Brawn GP's remarkable start to the 2009 F1 season continued in Spain, where Jenson Button scored his fourth Formula 1 victory of the year.

After changing names from Ask Jeeves to simply Ask.com, the former search engine name leaves over 2 million web searchers confused each month. What happened to Jeeves?

David Lodge's witty new novel explores the misunderstandings that can occur when your hearing is far from perfect....

AARP is a well known acronym in American households. Lesser known is the name Ethel Percy Andrus, the powerhouse visionary that made it all possible.

Timeframes, instructions and tips on applying for Social Security benefits.

There are many options for preventing home foreclosure. When you can't make mortgage loan payments, quick communication with your lender is critical. Seek help now.

Whether the fault of a poor economy or mere boredom, more retirees are deciding to return to the workforce. Here's how to find a new job in retirement.

A typo that appears in what you've written can be either a mild annoyance for a career-threatening disaster. Here's how to catch typos that would otherwise slip through.

Columbus called here and, since crossing the Atlantic for fun became popular, so have many great cruise liners. Why well-mannered Madeira is still an evergreen favourite.

North Carolina wine can be found in vineyards in the country and in boutique wineries in the city. One South Coast vintner found his grape place in busy Wilmington, NC.

The Penguin Companion to Food is an essential encyclopaedic reference to food for all who are interested in food, cooking or the culinary arts from around the world.

The strange little one-time vacation community known as the Salton Sea attracts an unusual mix of people.

Reviewing current business trends can help steer professional development choices for 2008. Determine how you can position your career to benefit from these trends.

As an employee in today's workplace, you probably have no choice but to choose a 401k as your retirement plan. Has the 401k shifted all the retirement risk to you?

A 457b retirement plan is a tax deferred plan offered to government employees and employees of qualifying tax exempt organizations.

The current world credit crunch financial crisis has left the banks in crisis but their senior executives with big pensions. Who has the biggest pension of them all?

Tony Hawk is one of the most influential and recognizable skateboarders in history. How he went from local skater to world renowned pro.

Quitting your job is a decision you shouldn't take lightly, but there are several reasons why you will come to the conclusion that it's time to say goodbye to your boss.

It is widely held that an international coach must have played at the top level in order to gain the respect of his team. But how many England managers were great playes?

Here are the statistics and biographical sketches of the final five of the Top 10 MLB pitchers since 1950. These are some of the truly great MLB pitchers of all time.

Detroit Lions fans are suffering 51-year championship drought, but remain among the most loyal fans in the National Football League--and nobody is sure why.

The queen of English Victorian theatre, Ellen Terry, was a child star under the tutelage of Charles Kean, a key member of a burgeoning dynasty of actors, and a romantic.

Since his WWE debut in 1999, Chris Jericho has had many thrilling matches and feuds, too numerous to mention in one article. This one looks at four great feuds of his.

Retirement doesn't necessarily mean becoming a couch potato. Here are some great ideas for making the most of retirement with fun activities to do.

People are surviving the recession by poking fun at it. Jokes center on bankers and corporations. Experts say humor relieves stress and empowers people.