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Be bold in retirement – reinvent yourself
Act your age? Why start now! There is no reason you can’t just reinvent yourself and change the way you look at the world. With so many changes in our world lately, we all need to explore new things, create new identities, new interests that we can find to make life more enjoyable. You can…
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Life and retirement – what a long, strange trip it’s been! With more to come, too
When we think about our lives being a long and almost unimaginable journey, it is almost overwhelming isn’t it? The year I turned 65 I just couldn’t believe that I had survived this long on the planet Earth, still intact (relatively) and mostly sane (some would debate that statement). But what will the future hold…
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Retirement – the perfect time to enjoy life to the fullest!
When we’re young, we don’t really have a filter on our thoughts about what we want to be when we grow up. I wanted at one time to be a professional tennis player, since that was what I felt passionate about in high school. Of course, the reality set in when I found out how…
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Is fear holding you back from retirement?
So, you have been working for about 40 years now, give or take a decade or so. Honestly, do you not want to retire at this point? Most people I’ve spoken to get a feeling of total freedom once they have retired, and freedom is the best feeling in the world from what I have…
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What is the sweet spot for your retirement? Money vs Time – the ultimate question
When you are considering when to retire, there is usually the typical question of “do I have enough money” – which is for almost everyone the most important question to ask. However, you should also be asking “how much time do I have left to do what I want”, which only you can answer based…
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Why do you want to retire?
That may seem like an obvious thing to answer, like who doesn’t love the idea of not working any longer? But if you really give it some thought it’s not so obvious. Most people may not love their jobs (it’s been said that anywhere between 50-85% of people in the US are not satisfied with…
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Retirement delimma -how long must I keep working?
So how long must I keep working? That is the question that almost all pre-retirees ask themselves. I struggled over that question as well, being one of the many people who have been in the same job for many years and really couldn’t wait to do something else. But what if money wasn’t the real…
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What age do you want to retire?
And don’t say ASAP… If you are like most people, you would like to retire as soon as possible. Or at least as soon as you can and still be able to sustain a reasonable lifestyle, right? The thing is, we are all a little different – with different backgrounds, careers, and different genetic makeup…
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Questions to ask in retirement
There are many questions to ask yourself when you are seriously considering retirement for the first time, or even the second time. Most of those questions surround the financial arena, such as “do I have enough money” or even “will I run out of money” – these are the most serious questions we all ask…
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Hobbies – do I really need a hobby in retirement?
I guess that if you are asking yourself “what’s a hobby”, it shows you don’t have any currently. I’m kidding of course, since everyone has at least one hobby, right? For men, that might be golf, or some sport that they played long ago and haven’t played since. That’s great, but what about starting a…