Retirement is the start of a new chapter in one’s life, an opportunity to create new experiences, to pursue dreams that in the past, time would never allow. However early retirement planning which is the general advice, is very important and can determine whether your life change is a great experience or not.
I don’t think I seriously started thinking about planning until I was about age 55 years. This is too late for most people I’m told and I agree, but as I intended to continue earning from new areas of activity I have been quite able to continue managing my life effectively.
Most of us are not neutral about going into retirement – we either look forward with pleasure or with dread. This is why planning and preparation are so important.
This question was asked on Quora.com – What is a typical day for a retired person? [ https://www.quora.com/ ] Since I am one of those ‘retired persons’, I replied. Maybe my information adds something to someone else who is thinking of retirement with excitement or maybe trepidation. My Typical Day I don’t know that our days […]
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Why The Elderly Shouldn’t Drive The following blog is in response to a question posed on Quora.com. In this blog I have expanded slightly on my Quora answer on why the elderly shouldn’t drive. [link: https://www.quora.com/ ] Quora question : What are three reasons why the elderly shouldn’t drive? My Elderly Mother – The Driver
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What Matters Most When You Retire? Question : When you are at retirement age what will matter to you in life? The question was posed by a questioner to Quora.com, and retirement being one of my favorite topics for discussion, I selected to answer. Below is my answer which I have modified for my viewers
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What Things No One Told You About Retirement? Which of the following is your idea of retirement? Most of us will agree that if we really did conscientious retirement planning, there would be little or no surprises when we actually moved into this phase of our lives. Yet many continue
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Don’t Worry Be Happy Song by Bobby McFerrin Here’s a little song I wroteYou might want to sing it note for noteDon’t worry, be happyIn every life we have some troubleBut when you worry you make it doubleDon’t worry, be happyDon’t worry, be happy now etc… https://tinyurl.com/r9r5pxy “Change your Thinking, Change you Life” In
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How to Earn After You Retire at Age 60? This is a question posed by a participant on quora.com and the most pointed answer I read came from a retirement coach: “…Don’t Retire. If you are working, enjoy and are fulfilled in what you do, then where does it say that retirement is necessary?”. Here
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Retirement Planning – Started Late? Late Start Retirement Planning, And Now I am 50+ ! I recall attending a few retirement planning meetings before actually retiring from my job at the university. I don’t know if this is offered by many organizations. I found it useful as a wake-up call. As far as
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Retirement Stories – New Beginning Before relating my delightful retirement stories let me acknowledge that retirement is a truly a new beginning. Retirement is the beginning of a huge change in our lives – for some it is cataclysmic. Suddenly you have no group of people looking to you for guidance on a daily basis.
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See Part 1 5 Regarding Food And Exercise Happy, But Careful Eating Avoid filling the hours with food when you retire. A few months ago I realized that my body was feeling a bit heavier than usual and my belly was getting in the way of a few of my yoga twists. Working from home and
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