The Many Stages of Retirement
Confused about retirement? Welcome to the club. Don’t think for a minute the confusion ends
Income & Wealth
It’s 2025: What’s Your Tax Bracket?
Unsuspecting people are stepping into a tax bracket they never thought they’d see. You may
Goodbye… Again
Here’s my last column for the Dallas Morning News. I didn’t post it until now
Cash Isn’t Trash
The easiest way to empty a room or kill a sale is to ask for
Fees and Chance Can Ruin Your Retirement
Approaching retirement? Want to avoid running out of money at an inconvenient age? This column
Go, Supreme Grand Poohbah!
When I feel an idea I’m about to write about verges on weird, I bring
About That “Easy” Country Living…
Happy Labor Day, Everyone! (Do your best to avoid actual labor.) Idyllic images are easy
Seeing “We” Before “I”
One visual image, first posted in 2022, provides the most powerful message about the importance
How Much Is America Worth — in Barrels of Oil?
The entire world runs on energy. Mostly petroleum energy. According to the Our World in
A (Somewhat) Happy Measure of Your Retirement Security
Ready to shed some worry? Read on. Worry is us. During our working years we
Dave Barry and AI
In December 2022, a few weeks after early demos of ChatGPT had been released, I