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Retirement – The hard truth about finances and having enough
The question on everyone’s mind when they are looking into retirement, is “do I have enough money”? This question troubles many people, including myself, for some time. But worrying about the problem does nothing to alleviate it, it just adds to the stress in your life and probably adds some grey hair to your head…
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How to Reinvent Yourself After Retirement
Reinventing Yourself After Retirement: A New Chapter, A New You Retirement is often seen as the grand finale—the long-awaited golden years of rest and relaxation. But for many, it can also bring uncertainty, boredom, or even a sense of loss. The structure of a career, the social connections made at work, and the daily sense…
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The Biggest Regrets Retired People Have (and how to avoid them)
Retirement is often seen as the golden phase of life, where people finally get to relax and enjoy the fruits of their labor. However, for many retirees, it’s also a time of reflection—and for some, regret. As they look back on their lives, they identify missed opportunities, decisions they wish they had made differently, and…
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Retirement travel – you know you want to have fun!
It sounds almost cliché to most people, that once you retire the first thing you have in mind is to “travel the world”! Well, there is probably a reason for that – most folks spend their entire lives living and working in the same place, never really experiencing the joy of travelling to other countries…
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Achieving Greater Happiness in Retirement: A Comprehensive Guide
Retirement can be one of the most fulfilling phases of life, offering a newfound freedom to pursue passions, spend time with loved ones, and explore long-held interests. However, the transition to retirement can bring unexpected challenges, from loss of daily structure to questions of purpose. Achieving happiness in retirement requires planning and a proactive approach…
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Retirement conundrum – what to do when I retire?
Most people spend their entire lives making money, which of course is needed to survive and have the things we want in life such as a house, nice car, etc. and to pay for raising our kids. But the entire time we are working, our minds are occupied with the thought of the next…
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Legacy in relation to retirement – how to achieve it
Have you ever thought about what your legacy would be when you die? I know, that sounds a bit like a morbid question to ask a total stranger, right? But seriously, most of us go through life for the most part trying to survive and take care of ourselves and our families, but what…
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Find a hobby in retirement to beat the blues
When you hear the word hobby, what does it make you think of first? Maybe something like stamp collecting, scrapbooking, reading, things that most people do that are sedentary for the most part. Hey, nothing wrong with being sedentary sometimes, I like to kick back and relax as much as the next person! But after…
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Are you retiring before or after your spouse?
Another thing to consider is if you are married, or living together as a couple, have you thought about who might retire first? How does the other person feel about that? For most couples it isn’t practical or convenient to retire at the same time, or even the same year in most cases, unless you…