Traditional retirement portfolios are comprised of stocks and bonds. The retiree can only withdraw a maximum of an inflation adjusted 4% of the portfolio each year of retirement. In 1997, the U.S. Government introduced Treasury Inflation Protected securities, or TIPs. This short story explores the feasibility of utilizing a retirement portfolio comprised 100% of individual laddered TIPS bonds. This story explains the pros and cons of utilizing a 100% TIPs retirement portfolio.