{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Retirement Hangout","provider_url":"https:\/\/retirementhangout.com","author_name":"Hangout Host","author_url":"https:\/\/retirementhangout.com\/index.php\/author\/keith\/","title":"First Post! - Retirement Hangout","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kW3hnStHgT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/retirementhangout.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/10\/welcome\/\">First Post!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/retirementhangout.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/10\/welcome\/embed\/#?secret=kW3hnStHgT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;First Post!&#8221; &#8212; Retirement Hangout\" data-secret=\"kW3hnStHgT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/retirementhangout.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Welcome to my blog!&nbsp; I retired in 2014, after working 30-plus years for natural resource agencies as a policy analyst and planner, including work on strategic planning, capital program budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, and watershed planning.&nbsp;&nbsp; In this blog, I would like to share some of what I\u2019ve learned as I\u2019ve made the shift into life after work.&nbsp; I will write several posts on the big question facing anyone contemplating retirement,\u201cCan I afford it?\u201d&nbsp; Having obsessed over this question myself for some time, and waded through a morass of conflicting and self-serving financial advice, I\u2019ve come to the realization that understanding where you stand financially is surprisingly simple \u2013 if you can screen out all the noise.&nbsp;&nbsp; I will also write about: how to manage money and take withdrawals in retirement; when to take social security; are annuities as terrible as people seem to think; can you send a kid to college when you\u2019re retired; caring for a parent or disabled child when you\u2019re retired (and maybe beyond); and mitigating the financial impacts of the life\u2019s nasty surprises and outright disasters.&nbsp; I\u2019ll point to some resources and financial calculators that I think are particularly valuable and well written. I hope you find my posts helpful, and that you are inspired to make sure your own financial plan is in order.&nbsp; It requires only a modest effort, and you will sleep better at night. Please come back, check out my future posts, and let me know what you think.&nbsp; Thanks for stopping by!","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/retirementhangout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/P8240203-1024x766.jpg"}