Image by annca from Pixabay As you might expect, turning 80 generates this question a lot. There’s a strange significance tied to it, perhaps because something less than half the U.S. population gets there. Well, I just got there — with much more fanfare and celebration than I expected or deserved. Having gotten there, I don’t find… Continue reading What’s It Really Like Being 80 Years Old? Surprise, surprise! Nothing changed.
Category: Retirement
How Come Some Older People Don’t Want To Live That Long?
This is one of those basic existential questions that we all wrestle with at some point in our lives. Do I want to live long? It’s easy to understand why one would want life to be over if they are in constant pain, lonely/isolated, and are merely drawing breath, using up oxygen, and taking up… Continue reading How Come Some Older People Don’t Want To Live That Long?
Are You Prepared For the Challenges Presented When Both Spouses Retire? Here Are A Few Tips to Consider.
Spousal relationships can be heavily impacted by retirement, especially when both have been working and both decide to retire, regardless of the timing of the respective retirements. The key to this and to the other elements of retirement that may take place is to start the planning process early, ideally 3–10 years ahead of the… Continue reading Are You Prepared For the Challenges Presented When Both Spouses Retire? Here Are A Few Tips to Consider.
Are You Flying a “Freak Flag?” If Not, Give It Some Serious Consideration.
If you’re over 60 and aren’t weird, you need to get there. No, not that type of weird. Weird in a “modern elder” way. Chip Conley of Modern Elder Academy blogs daily at wisdomwell@modernelderacademy.com and rocks my brain at least 2 to 3 times per week with something out on the edge. He did it… Continue reading Are You Flying a “Freak Flag?” If Not, Give It Some Serious Consideration.
What If We Had Never Invented Retirement? Would Our Culture Be Better Off? Three Suggestions That Say “Yes.”
You do know that retirement is invented and not natural, right? We appear to be the only species that decides to voluntarily push ourselves toward a state of accelerating physical and mental decline and deterioration. As opposed to the natural world, where it’s involuntary and usually abrupt – as in dead. The silver maple in… Continue reading What If We Had Never Invented Retirement? Would Our Culture Be Better Off? Three Suggestions That Say “Yes.”
Retirement: Blessing or a curse? The jury has returned. But it’s still hung.
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Imagine it’s your first-time meeting with a certified financial planner, a financial services veteran with a string of acronyms after his/her name. Imagine the conversation going like this: “Welcome, so glad to meet you. I’ve been looking forward to having this conversation with you. It’s a great day for… Continue reading Retirement: Blessing or a curse? The jury has returned. But it’s still hung.
Growing old or getting old? They’re two different things and you have a choice.
We are all going to grow old – that is inevitable and immutable. Life is a fatal disease. Once contracted, there is no known cure. Time marches on. Getting old, on the other hand, is optional. That’s between the temples. How we grow old is largely up to us and starts with attitude. I’ll bet… Continue reading Growing old or getting old? They’re two different things and you have a choice.
What is better – having a job or being retired? Let’s think this through.
I’ll apologize in advance for what is a pretty esoteric answer. I suggest that neither is a good option. Job What is a “job?” Some have defined it as “jackass of the boss”, a rather brash definition but, unfortunately, one that applies for many. A job is a relatable term for most as it’s what… Continue reading What is better – having a job or being retired? Let’s think this through.
Most Americans of Retirement Age Are Not Ready to Retire. That Could Be a Good Thing!
Forgive me for cheating a bit this week. I’m sharing a recent post I put out on Quora recently that kicked up some fuss. You’ve read much of this before, but, as it’s said, repetition is the mother of learning. So, it’s that thought, along with this – -that has me short-cutting this week.… Continue reading Most Americans of Retirement Age Are Not Ready to Retire. That Could Be a Good Thing!
Aging: When You Have More to Give and Less to Lose.
Dear reader, if you’ve been hanging with me for a while, you know I’m in total denial. Yep, still deluding myself into thinking that living to 112 1/2 years makes sense. As my chronology has moved into my 9th decade, some of my physiology doesn’t seem to have signed on for the trip. Or, at… Continue reading Aging: When You Have More to Give and Less to Lose.