Favorites and Recommendations

The following is a list of Leisure Freak Tommy’s Favorites and Recommendations for retirement calculator Links and some Affiliate Sites. All of the below are sites and products that I recommend and use myself.

My Favorites and Recommendations

Recommended Calculators

These links are calculators that I use and highly recommend:

FIRECalc.com

A different kind of retirement calculator. This calculator allows you to change your investment strategy, when and how much you expect from Social Security, and various spending and investment models. This is a Monte Carlo type calculator which uses 113 investment cycles to find the likelihood of your retirement funding success for the years of retirement you entered.

Immediate Annuities.com

An advanced annuity calculator. You can calculate either how much monthly income you’ll receive from an Investment amount you enter or how much you’ll need to invest in order to receive the Monthly Income amount you enter.

QLAC – Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract by annuities.com

This calculator works the same way as their main annuity calculator but in this case is about QLAC annuities which are a US Treasury approved type of differed-longevity annuity.

Livingto100.com

A free longevity calculator that we used to find our longevity prediction is Livingto100.com.  You honestly enter in your life’s specific personal aspects.  Health and health habits, vices, your family history, etc. Answer approximately 40 questions and it will give you an educated age prediction for your longevity.

IRScalculators.com/tax calculator

One of the things I try to do is not only plan ahead for my tax bracket but also withholding only enough federal income tax to closely cover my tax obligation for the year. My goal is to endup only owing a couple of hundred dollars at most and never ending up waiting on a federal income tax refund. This free IRS tax calculator gets me as close I can so that I can adjust my withholding as our taxable retirement income changes.

Social Security calculator

There is a lot of decisions to make regarding when it is best for us to start our earned Social Security benefit. OpenSocialSecurity.com is a free online calculator and can answer a lot of those questions.

Retirement Job Search Site

Snag-a-Job 

I have used the Snag-a-Job search engines to look for Early Retirement Opportunities and it is very easy to navigate and get the targeted results I was looking for. Having my specific job alerts set to email me new postings saved me time. There are many job search engines on the web but Snag-a-Job is one I recommend to use and create your free account on.

Personal Finance and Retirement Resource Sites

Inheritance and IRAs 

A comprehensive guide to inheritance and IRA issues by Birch Gold Group. Not only for when we must deal with the loss of a loved one, but to clearly complete our own financial plan.

Affiliate Sites Whose Products and Services I use and recommend.
bluehost unlimited web hosting

Simply the easiest and super economical choice for your web site and/or blog. Believe me, I had no experience creating a website. But having bluehost as my host and their compatibility with WordPress made it one of the easiest ways to get a web site up and functional in a single sitting.

Life Extension vitamins and supplements

(No longer an affiliate but I still use stand behind) I have been a customer of Life Extension for many years and use their products daily. You get discounts and specials while buying the best. Not only are they quality products but they also put out the latest information about health in their magazines and email newsletters so you can educate yourself and stay healthy.

Tello Mobile:  No more paying too much for great wireless service.

(No longer an affiliate but I still use stand behind) We love our Tello wireless service. They offer flexible plans to meet your needs. They use the Sprint network and have excellent coverage where we live. We’re using unlimited talk and text with 1GB data a month for $10. They also allow for prepaying extra money in the account for times when we know we may go over in data usage. For instance when traveling and we have less access to Wifi. As we watch our usage on their easy to navigate dashboard we can change at anytime to a different service level aligned with our needs. For instance we may be able to change to a lower cost service of 100 min talk, unlimited text, and 1GB data for only $7 a month. If 1GB data isn’t enough we can change that to 2GB or higher for excellent low rates.

Kohl’s

We use Kohl’s in both storefront and online. Their sales are huge money savers. Sometimes things we need aren’t stocked in our sizes so we just shop from home. We especially take advantage of their online  discounted items.

Walmart

Walmart is well known for discounts to save all of us money. We have found many needed and specialty items using Walmart online that they don’t carry in their stores. Their option to have items shipped for free to the Walmart location you choose is a nifty perk that we have used many times.

 

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Sites and Pages That Showcased Leisure Freak Articles or Included My Contribution

Business Insider – Feature article detailing My Ordinary Early Retirement story: Nothing Extreme To See Here Folks

Freedom Is Groovy – Early Retirement Highs and Lows: Eight Top Bloggers Weigh In

Handicare – How to make an income when you’re retired: Try Investing

ALCTP (Association for long term care planning): Turning 60? Use These 50+ Tips from Retirement Experts (Expert Roundup)

Paulfoxblog – The Myths Of Retirement: Retire To Something

Dynamic Wealth Report – Featured Leisure Freak Post: Is Early Retirement Using Stealth Wealth Gaming The System?

Millionaire Doc – MD Roundup June 2018 – Work Until 70: The Riskiest Retirement Plan

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Dec, 2018: My Early Retirement Spending Miscalculation: It’s Less Than Expected

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best June, 2018: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Retire Early

Physician On Fire – Sunday Best June 2019: My Bill Murray Approach To Working In Retirement

Collecting Wisdom My Early Retirement Spending Miscalculation: It’s Less Than Expected

Campfire Finance Today’s Featured Post- How To Be More Creative About Your Early Retirement

Campfire Finance Today’s Featured Post – Becoming A Caregiver – The Retirement Game Changer That Can Happen To Anyone

The Financial Diet -The 7 Personal Finance Articles We Loved This Week Sept 21, 2018: It’s OK To Have Dark Early Retirement Motivation

Business Insider- Simple Strategy For Early Retirement, save/invest: My Ordinary Early Retirement Story: Nothing Extreme To See Here Folks

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 8-12-19: Life Insurance Deserves Personal Finance Consideration

Four Pillar Freedom, Sunday is for Sharing- Volume 114, Aug 25, 2019: My Bill Murray Approach To Working In Retirement

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 8-26-19: Why I’m Fascinated With Dividend Investing

Collecting Wisdom, Featured Articles 8/28/19 – My Bill Murray Approach For Working In Retirement

Zudes Top Blogs (208) Aug, 29/19 – My Bill Murray Approach For Working In Retirement

Budgets Are Sexy: Favorite Reads For The Month 9/13/19My Bill Murray Approach to Working in Retirement

Dynamic Wealth Report – Frugal Not Cheap: 3 Important Differences

Four Pillar Freedom: Sunday is for sharing volume 119 – Face It, We Are All Expendable: Financial Viability Countermeasures That Matter

Apex Money: Do What You Love – Face It, We Are All Expendable: Financial Viability Countermeasures That Matter

Business Insider- Personal Finance: How to retire early so you can work, travel, and relax on your own schedule. #8. If you have a mortgage, consider paying it off: My Ordinary Early Retirement Story: Nothing Extreme To See Here Folks

Collecting Wisdom, Featured articles December 27, 2019– My Ten Year Early Retirement Anniversary: What’s Next?

Peter Michael – My Investment Blog – My Ordinary Early Retirement Story: Nothing Extreme To See Here Folks

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Feb 19, 2020: How To Avoid Early Retirement BackFIRE

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 2-10-20: How To Avoid Early Retirement BackFIRE

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Mar 8, 2020: Busted! When The Cloak Of Stealth Wealth Malfunctions

39 Months- Countdown to Financial Freedom 6/15/20 Saturday Linkage- Milestone Reached: Entering New Early Retirement Phase

Your Money Blueprint: Friday Faves Volume 53 Sept/17/2020: Can a Frugal Retirement be Enjoyable? Mine is

Four Pillar Freedom: Sunday is for sharing volume 175 – Things I Did Wrong and Still Retired Early

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 10-26-20: Things I Did Wrong and Still Retired Early

Your Money Blueprint: Friday Faves Volume 62 Nov/19/2020: Is Early Retirement Lifestyle Inflation Ever Justified?

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 2-15-21: My Early Retirement Was Never About Retirement

39 Months, Countdown To Financial Freedom- Saturday Linkage 2-27-21: How I KNew I Had Enough To Retire Early

Your Money Blueprint: Friday Faves Volume 74 March/4/2021: How I knew I had enough to retire early 

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Mar 11, 2021: Semi Retirement? What I Loved About My Scaled-Down Retirement Jobs

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 5-3-21:  Important Legal Steps to Take After Retirement

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 5-17-21:  FIRE Transition Alert: Good Savers Are Lousy Retirement Spenders

Abnormal Returns-Personal finance links: a stark reminder 5-19-21: Good Savers Are Lousy Retirement Spenders

Monevator-Meet Mr. Average Weekend Reading  5-22-21: Good Savers Are Lousy Retirement Spenders

Sound Mind Investing: Money Roundup 5-27-21: Good Savers Are Lousy Retirement Spenders

Dynamic Wealth Report: Featured Article 6/3/21- Thinking About Retiring? 6 Non-Financial Tips For A Happier Retirement Start

Your Money Blueprint: Friday Faves Volume 87 June/3/2021: Thinking About Retiring? 6 Non-Financial Tips For A Happier Retirement Start

Fool.com AllStar Money Daily Digest 6-16-21: Early Retirement Invisibility: The Getting Over Yourself Transition

Abnormal Returns-Personal finance links: the next bus 6-16-21, Early Retirement: Early Retirement Can Leave a Void In your Life- Early Retirement Invisibility

Your Money Blueprint: Friday Faves Volume 89 June/17/2021: Early Retirement Invisibility: The Getting Over Yourself Transition

Physician On Fire – Semi Retirement: Benefits of working retirement jobs, 6-18-21: Syndicated post of Leisure Freak’s Semi Retirement? What I Loved About My Scaled-Down Retirement Jobs

Monevator-Email SNAFU, and the FCA wants you Weekend Reading  6-19-21: Avoiding Early Retirement Invisibility Madness

Better Tomorrow Financial: Backdoor Early Retirement, Tapping 401k or IRA for early retirement-How SEPP / rule 72t works: Using your 401K or IRA to fund early retirement without penalty

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Mar 6, 2022: The Boring Early retirement Truth: It’s What You Make It.

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 3-7-22:  The Boring Early Retirement Truth: It’s What You Make It

Your Money Blueprint: Friday Faves Volume 125 March/10/2022: The Boring Early Retirement Truth: It’s What You Make It

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 5-9-22:  How To Plan For Aging Parents

Physician On Fire – Syndicated post of Leisure Freak’s take about retirement being what you make it 6-10-22:  The Boring Early Retirement Truth: It’s What You Make It

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Aug 7, 2022: The Longer In Early Retirement, The Easier It Gets.

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 8-8-22:  The Longer In Early Retirement, The Easier It Gets

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 9-5-22:  Muffle the Noise, It’s Our Retirement Personal Economy That Matters

Your Money Blueprint: Friday Faves Volume 151 Sept/8/2022: Muffle the noise, it’s our retirement personal economy that matters

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 10-24-22:  How To Develop Healthy Habits During Retirement

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 11-21-22:  The Brilliance of a Retire By 50 Plan

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Dec 25, 2022: I’m Celebrating 13 Years of Early Retirement

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 1-23-23:  8 Things To Think About For Finding the Perfect Place To Retire

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Feb, 12, 2023: I’m Aging Out Of Early Retirement So It’s Time For Full Retirement And Goodbye

Dr. Cory S Fawcett, Prescription For Financial Success- Fawcett’s Favorites 2-13-23:  Mental and Physical Health Benefits or Working After Retirement

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Oct, 13, 2023: Snowbird Living: The Art of Seasonal Retirement Relocations

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Nov, 19, 2023: Living the life I used to envy- Create a retirement lifestyle uniquely all our own

Physician On Fire – Sunday’s Best Dec, 24, 2023: Ditching The Rat Race 14 Year Anniversary, Early Retirement to Retirement

Website/Blog Lists

SlashTraders’ Favourite FIRE blogs -36 Best FIRE Blogs to Supercharge Your Retirement

The Financially Independent Millennial – Top 100 Financial Blogs

Personal Finance Analyst – 2018 Top 1000 Most Popular Personal Finance Blogs

Finance Blogs: Ultimate List For 2018

Feedspot Top 20 Early Retirement Sites/Blogs

Modest Money Top Finance Blogs

Vital Dollar: 50+ of the Best FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Blogs

Lee Font – FIRE BLOG AWARDS: Changing Lives With Finance

Campfire Finance – Global FIRE Blog Directory

Ranked Blogs – Top 225 Personal Finance Blogs of 2019

Feedspot Top 10 Frugal Retirement Blogs 2020

Boomer Buyers Guides – Resources: Tips for saving, spending, and enjoying retirement

Hardbacon- The 50 Best Financial Independence and Early Retirement Blogs in 2021

Dinks Finance- Personal Finance Blogs

Leisure Freak's Favorites and RecommendationsOne Last Thing:

If you have a retirement calculator or other helpful tool site that you think would be an awesome addition for me or anyone to get to know and include on my Favorites and Recommendations list, please share it with me and clue me in to what I am missing.