This is the second of two articles about some of Donald Trump’s campaign promises, which, if enacted, could significantly impact retirees or near-retirees. Interest rates Promises PolitiFact: ”Trump said ‘we’re going to cap’ credit card interest rates ‘at around 10%. We can’t let them make 25% and 30%.’ When he made the pledge in September … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. Originally published on November 15, 2023, and updated April 2026. Martha’s still out there When I wrote this article in 2023, I thought Martha was the peak of Medicare Advantage commercial absurdity. I was wrong. She’s back for 2026, along with Karen … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. It was originally published in May of 2023, but was updated in April 2026. When I first wrote about this topic in 2023, I had been retired for about five years. Now, with eight years of actual retirement experience behind me, I … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. It was originally published on August 18, 2021, and updated in April 2026. When I first wrote this article in 2021, my wife and I had been on Medicare for almost three years. We’d chosen Original Medicare with Medigap Plan F, and … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. It was originally published on November 19, 2020, and updated in December 2025. The commercials haven’t changed When I first wrote this article in 2020, I was venting my frustration about misleading Medicare Advantage commercials. Six years later, I’m writing this update … Read more
I am very excited to announce that my new book, The Minister’s Retirement, has been released and is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle formats. The following is from the introductory material in the book: “This is a book about planning for retirement targeted specifically at ministers. Granted, most ministers I know would … Read more
This article is the fourth and final one in a series about long-term care (LTC). In the last article, I alluded to long-term care insurance (LTCI) as one of the ways to fund long-term care. In this article, we’ll look at LTCI in more detail—what it covers, what it costs, and whether you should buy … Read more
The potential need for an extended time in long-term care (LTC) is a crucial retirement stewardship concern because of its significant financial implications. We have looked at the types of care, how Medicare and Medicaid, and some other programs fit, and in this third article in a 4-part series, we will look at LTC costs … Read more
This article is part of the Biblically-Informed Framework for Retirement Stewardship (BIFRS) series. It was originally published in May of 2020 and updated in May of 2026. This is the second article in a five-part series about long-term care. In Part One, we examined the various types of care—in-home, assisted living, memory care, and skilled … Read more
