I've been thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of downsizing to a smaller home after retirement. This is what I've come up with so far...
Advantages
The first and most obvious advantage is that, if your existing home is worth a lot of money because of its location and size, ... Views: 6831
In a recent interview, I was asked the following question:
What are your best tips for single women who want to plan their retirement?
This was my answer:
1. If you haven't done so already, start to think about what a successful retirement would look and feel like for you. What do you ... Views: 2173
What's your retirement style? I've identified four different types of retiree - Activists, Individualists, Specialists and Traditionalists.
Traditionalists want a traditional 'rest and relaxation', 'pottering about' type of retirement. They don't want to change the world, or even ... Views: 1888
What’s your retirement style? I've identified four different types of retiree - Activists, Individualists, Specialists and Traditionalists.
Specialists are the enthusiasts, the devotees, the people who have a continuing (often lifelong) passion for their work - they love what they do so ... Views: 1846
What’s your retirement style? I've identified four different types of retiree - Activists, Individualists, Specialists and Traditionalists.
I think of Individualists as the self-actualisers of the second half of life - they have the need to fulfil their potential and be all that they can ... Views: 1844
What’s your retirement style? I've identified four different types of retiree - Activists, Individualists, Specialists and Traditionalists.
Activists are the movers and shakers in retirement, the trailblazers - the ones who start new charities and foundations. They are the ones who fight ... Views: 1910
Two of the potential pitfalls of the 'Routine' stage of retirement are becoming set in your ways by having too rigid a routine and leaving no time or scope for fun and spontaneity in your life.
With that in mind, here are my top ten ideas for bringing more everyday 'adventures' into your ... Views: 2031
'It's just a stage you're going through...' how many times have well-meaning friends and family members said that to you over the course of your lifetime? And don't expect them to stop now, because, as far as retirement is concerned, there are six identified stages that most retirees go through ... Views: 1953
'It's just a stage you're going through...' - how many times have well-meaning friends and family members said that to you over the course of your lifetime? And don't expect them to stop now, because, as far as retirement is concerned, there are six identified stages that most retirees go ... Views: 2220
'It's just a stage you're going through...' - how many times have well-meaning friends and family members said that to you over the course of your lifetime? And don't expect them to stop now, because, as far as retirement is concerned, there are six identified stages that most retirees go ... Views: 3357
'It's just a stage you're going through...' - how many times have well-meaning friends and family members said that to you over the course of your lifetime? And don't expect them to stop now, because, as far as retirement is concerned, there are six identified stages that most retirees go ... Views: 2314
'It's just a stage you're going through...' - how many times have well-meaning friends and family members said that to you over the course of your lifetime? And don't expect them to stop now that you're about to retire, because, as far as retirement is concerned, there are six identified stages ... Views: 1949
'Retirement is often viewed as an 'event' when retirement is actually both a process (requiring planning and adjustment) and a life stage (lasting for multiple years.)'Christine A. Price, Ph.D
'It's just a stage you're going through...' - how many times have well-meaning friends and family ... Views: 2897
I always suggest to my retirement coaching clients and course attendees that, once their retirement begins, they don't leave it too long before implementing some form of exercise routine. And, if they already have the 'exercise habit', I suggest that they may need to consider increasing the ... Views: 1379
I recently read 'The Gift of a Year' by Mira Kirshenbaum. Its subtitle is: 'How to achieve the most meaningful, satisfying and pleasurable year of your life'. It was written to urge and inspire women to take their dreams off the back burner and make them a vital part of their lives by giving ... Views: 1257
Did you see the recent film, 'The Bucket List', starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson? It's about two men who meet in a hospital cancer ward after each has been given only six months to live. The 'bucket list' of the title refers to a list that one of the men has been advised to compile ... Views: 1471
How do you know when it's time to retire? Try some of the following on for size...
1. Work has begun to interfere with all the many other things you want to do - fitting them all into weekends and holidays is becoming more impossible or unpalatable.
2. Life just seems too short to carry ... Views: 13470
1. Make an early start on planning and thinking about your life after retirement - not just the financial aspects of retirement, but the way that you want to live your life, where you want to live it, how you want to spend your time, who you want to spend it with, etc.
2. Try to become less ... Views: 4088
Are you struggling with retirement? It's not uncommon. Once the 'honeymoon' period is over and disenchantment starts to set in, up to 1 in 5 people can feel that their life is in the doldrums, they're not getting the retirement they deserve and that, if this is all they have to look forward to, ... Views: 1412