Use these tips to narrow down your options for the perfect retirement location. 1. Talk with your partner about what would be ideal for each of you and then find your way to some kind of middle ground. Listen well and compromise when you’re having these conversations. Make sure you talk realistically about financial considerations.… [Continue reading] 7 tips as you consider retirement locations
Other things to consider in the “where to retire” equation
Here are some other “where will you retire?” considerations that need to be made. Some may require trade-offs between what you consider good and what is best. • Is the lifestyle “just right”—not too fast or too slow? • Will you fit the socioeconomics of the area? • Will the state’s lack of income tax… [Continue reading] Other things to consider in the “where to retire” equation
7 things to ask besides “where will you retire?”
Where to retire is second only to financial planning in the retirement issues one must consider for a successful retirement. While most people decide to retire in place in their family home, others are relocating for a variety of reasons. Ask yourself • Do I desire a permanent move or the option of change with… [Continue reading] 7 things to ask besides “where will you retire?”
How to make the most of your retirement years
Don’t think your life is over when you retire. Make the most of your retirement years • Think of these years as a new and exciting stage of life—your retirement career • Use your talents to make additional contributions for the good of humankind • Share your interests • Pass on your knowledge • Mentor… [Continue reading] How to make the most of your retirement years
In retirement, we all ask the same question: “where do I go from here?”
Heads of large corporations and presidents of the United States are just like you and me when their tenure is done. They ask “where do I go from here?” and they face a transition period in their lives. The truth is that people in high places have the same anxiety and worry we all do… [Continue reading] In retirement, we all ask the same question: “where do I go from here?”
How to thrive during the transition stages of retirement
As you transition to retirement, I encourage you to focus on four things to help you thrive during this time of change. 1. Trust yourself more. You are a competent individual who has already successfully dealt with many changes in the past. You can do it again. It might be helpful to make a list… [Continue reading] How to thrive during the transition stages of retirement
Expect these stages of change in retirement
As we age, there are many changes that occur much more closely together. We need to manage those changes in a healthy way if we are to thrive through them and move forward in our lives. Chances are you have experienced more changes in your world during the last few years than at any other… [Continue reading] Expect these stages of change in retirement
Preparing for retirement: be prepared for change
Change is inevitable for all of us. It doesn’t matter how old you are or whether you have planned for change or it just happens unexpectedly. You will still have a lot of adjustments to face as you make the transition to retirement. It’s normal for most of us to dread change, resist it, and… [Continue reading] Preparing for retirement: be prepared for change
Questions to ask before you retire
Here are some questions related to retirement that if discussed now, before retirement, will minimize surprises (and begin the collaborative process to a successful outcome if you have a partner): • When will you retire? • Where will you retire to, if you move? (Where Will You Retire?: A Retirement Guide And Exercises For Deciding… [Continue reading] Questions to ask before you retire
Are you considering “living apart together” for your retirement years?
As I work with couples who are in the pre-retirement life transition, many have no idea what their spouse is thinking, longing for, or dreaming about when it comes to their retirement lifestyle and where to retire. Some have such diverse interests, they are actually considering living apart together, which means living in different places… [Continue reading] Are you considering “living apart together” for your retirement years?