The Year 2001 And Texas Retired Teachers

    September 11thThe September 11th Terrorist Attacks (Days That Changed the World) is another day that will “live in infamy“. As a matter of fact, on a macro level the whole year will probably live in infamy, given the fact that it lead to war. However, this blog is concerned with the more micro level and two acts of the Texas  legislature that were passed in 2001. The two acts concerned :  Working after retirement Cost...

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IN Pursuit Of Happiness

All men are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill. July fourth is a propitious time to think about those rights Mr. Jefferson Thomas Jefferson - A Film by Ken Burnsclaimed on that July 4th 1776. Most of us have a pretty good idea of the meaning of life and liberty, but what about happiness; how do you pursue...

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Pension Funds And Texas Retired Teachers

  The website for Texas Retired Teachers Association  http://www.trta.org had some good news last week.  The TRS fund has increased by $30 billion dollars to $96.6 billion. In 2008 the fund had been down to only $67 billion ,after the financial meltdown of  2008. This represented a 35 % increase. For those of you who have not seen the report, the TRTA had several conclusions including :         ...

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The Numbers

             One of my favorite Americans ,Benjamin Franklin, stressed the bountiful benefits of being  healthy, wealthy and wise. I think most of us would agree that remaining healthy is a goal we desire for ourselves and those we love ,whatever their stage in life.  Certainly most of us who are retired know that keeping up our health is a key factor to maintaining a happy and productive retirement. There are three  numbers that we absolutely need to know to maintain our health. Those three numbers...

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Are You In The Retirement Box?

                             What in the “heck” do you mean by the “retirement box”  Well I actually took that term from the renowned career counselor, Richard Bolles What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. Mr. Bolles  says that we usually allow ourselves to be placed in three boxes : the education...

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My Retired Texas Teacher Blog-A Welcome

   Thanks for landing on my blog. Like the airlines say I know you could have chosen a lot of other blogs. O.K. enough of these airline analogies. What is this blog all about?   Well the name tells a lot. This is my blog, but I certainly can't have a blog without you. So this is really our Texas retired teacher blog. I don't think Blogger would mind if we change this ; just between us.     Second this is...

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