Tag: happy retirement
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Retirement reasons – are there reasons for not wanting to retire?
Are there reasons for not wanting to retire? Yes! Maybe most of us simply assume that everyone really, really wants to retire as soon as possible, right? I always thought that was just the way things were. However, I’m finding out that there are people out in the world who simply love their careers so… Read more
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How to maximize your money in retirement
How can I maximize the money I have? Very carefully, of course! There are ways to make your money last much longer, and once you start to consider retiring it’s a foregone conclusion that you have to start doing exactly that. This is one of the hardest things to get used to for some folks,… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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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… Read more
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Retirement planning – when to start
If you wanted to retire right now, would you be able to? What would stop you, is it the money or something else? We all think we want to retire ASAP – but when we start to think more clearly about the reasons we want to retire, it is not as simple as it sounds.… Read more