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Event: Coming Soon /// Resources: Free Social Security Workshop /// Community: Call for Guest Stories /// Alert: Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Oct 15 /// Listener News: Congratulations, Margaret & Tom! /// Event: Coming Soon /// Resources: Free Social Security Workshop /// Community: Call for Guest Stories /// Alert: Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Oct 15 /// Listener News: Congratulations, Margaret & Tom! ///
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Free Social Security Workshop
Our partner AARP is hosting a free online workshop covering claiming strategies, spousal benefits, and 2027 COLA estimates.
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Call for Guest Stories
We're looking for listeners who retired before 60. Share your story on the show — email stories@dasmokeisshowin.show with a short bio.
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Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Oct 15
Mark your calendar. Open enrollment runs Oct 15 – Dec 7. We'll have a full explainer episode the week of October 12.
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Congratulations, Margaret & Tom!
Long-time listeners Margaret and Tom Webb celebrate their 50th anniversary this month. We'll give them a shoutout on Episode 184!
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Retirement Finances
Social Security, RMDs, 401(k) drawdowns, tax planning, and making your money last as long as you do.
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02Life After Work
Staying active, finding purpose, new hobbies, travel, part-time work, and what nobody tells you about the first year.
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03Health & Medicare
Listen to your body
Medicare Parts A–D, supplements, long-term care insurance, and navigating the system without getting lost.
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04Housing & Downsizing
Selling the family home, 55+ communities, aging in place, reverse mortgages, and renting in retirement.
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05Community Announcements
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06Listener Mailbag
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“Retirement isn't the end of the road — it's the first day you get to choose which road to take.”
— Heard on Da Smoke Is Showin Podcast, Ep. 150
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with the intentions to help educate and prepare those who are about to retire or who have retired and what life is like after retirement.
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Former HR director and certified financial counselor. Gloria keeps the money talk real, practical, and free of jargon. Retired in 2021, still going strong.
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