Nurturing Language or Ageism?
What Not to Say to Your Elders If you are of traditional retirement age and beyond, possibly since you have crossed the threshold of fifty, you may have noticed a certain deference, even a patronizing attitude, from those younger than you. It sometimes seems everybody...
Don’t Fall For These Retirement Traps
Don’t Enjoy too Much too Soon We tend to look at retirement as a time to ease up, with fewer responsibilities, which means less stress and demands on your time. This is what you look forward to in retirement, but too much freedom may lead into traps along the way....
Opportunities After Retirement
11 Things to Do with Your Retirement After several decades of working ourselves to the bone, we've finally made it to our retirement. Perhaps the biggest aspect that we look forward to is simply being able to relax. However, despite our retirement age, we...
Friends After Retirement
Friendship and Aging All of us have had friends throughout our life. As we get older we may have lost touch with some of them due to moving, family changes, divorce, or other circumstances. But according to a study conducted by Michigan State University professor...
Don’t Fall For Fraud After Retirement
Retirees: Unfair Game for Fraud? Our own U.S. Justice Department is calling it “a massive problem.” The National Council on Aging says it is “the Crime of the 21st Century.” Even though we’re talking about hundreds of millions of dollars yearly nationwide, many...
The Fate of Your Future Benefits
Poll: “Widespread Skepticism” on Future Benefits It appears, if a recent poll by the Pew Research Center is accurate, that four of every 10 Americans are concerned that there won’t be enough money in the Social Security coffers to provide them benefits current...
Continued Learning Creates an Internal Challenge
One of the goals in my Designed Retirements plan, is to understand some Eastern religions since I have had zero exposure to them to this point in my life. I was raised Roman Catholic, but always thought it important to understand how others view the questions of...
Living Longer in Retirement
Baby Boomers After Retirement The youngest Baby Boomers are 55 this year, and the oldest are 73. We know that the generational groups that follow are Generation X (1965-96), Millennials (1977-95) and Generation Z(1996 and counting). There is only one group before, and...
Long Term Care After Retirement
Long Term Care at Holiday Inn? You’ve probably heard of the Holiday Inn Plan, a tongue-in-cheek alternative to traditional long-term care. The latter may actually start as home health care, also known as assisted living, but, ultimately with longevity, you will likely...
Understanding Your Finances
A Required Discussion This is going to be a “tough love” blog. But when you have witnessed an issue multiple times, you have to call it, and that is the purpose of this discussion. My intention is that you will evaluate your own situation, understand any issues,...