Badges, Bears, and Eagles by Steven T. Callan My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews
Inside Badges, Bears, and Eagles: Chapter 19, “The Fall River Elk Killings”
In 1991, the freshly slaughtered remains of five elk; two bulls, two cows and a six month old calf were found near the tiny Northern California community of Fall River. California Fish and Game Warden Don Jacobs, pictured here, led…
Excerpt from Badges, Bears and Eagles, by Steven T. Callan
Chapter 2, “Desert Rats” Just out of the academy and rarin’ to go, I arrived in Earp just before Thanksgiving. The first order of business was meeting my new supervisor, Captain James A. Reynolds. Captain Reynolds lived in Blythe, which…
Medicare
I am almost 65, What do I do NOW!!! Part of planning for the future is to make sure that you don’t miss out on key dates that can cost you in the long term. I know, you figured that…
Stretching Your Dollars
Tips on Stretching Your Retirement Dollar Part of planning for the future is keeping track of your spending. I will be posting tips here that may be userful while working, but are often more important to you when you are…
401-457
Retirement Planning Using a Roth IRA, a 401, 457, or ??? When I was working, I thought that putting a little away in the 401 or 457 was a great plan, but looking back today, I don’t believe it is the best…
Advanced Placement
Although you may not realize it, you could save a full year’s worth of college tuition, room & board and books when your kids start college. If your school has an advanced placement program, called “AP” classes in some schools,…
Ninty Percent
Retirement – 30 years @ 3%=90% not really Although you may not realize it, when you put in for your retirement, you have some decisions to make that will effect your retirement check if you have a spouse and family to…
Convert To A Roth IRA
After you retire, you can leave your money in your current 401 or 457 plan. You don’t have to start withdrawals until the year that you reach age 70 1/2. You can, if you wish, roll your plans into…