If you choose to relocate in retirement, you will have to sell your home. You need to prepare yourself for the wide range of emotions you will experience in this process: stress, worry, anger, hope, excitement, sadness, and disappointment. You are letting go and detaching emotionally from years of memories in the house you made… [Continue reading] Selling a home in preparation for retirement
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Are you part of the latest retirement trend?
More and more retirees are choosing an urban environment for their retirement years. Because of the large number of people approaching retirement age in the next two decades, this could be the largest social trend of the early 21st century. The urban setting provides a wide array of entertainment possibilities, restaurants, experiences, and vistas. You… [Continue reading] Are you part of the latest retirement trend?
Which of these 3 choices will you make for WHERE to retire?
Where to live is one of the biggest choices you will make for your retirement years. Will you • Stay put? Continuing to live where you already live is often the best choice for many positive reasons. It can be the least expensive, least disruptive, and easiest decision you can make. While this might be… [Continue reading] Which of these 3 choices will you make for WHERE to retire?
Discussing when and where to retire
Every person who needs retirement coaching is facing a unique situation. However, all retirees eventually have to answer the questions when to retire and where to retire. When? Discuss or consider • Finances • How to find purpose outside of work • Creating opportunities for social interaction • Setting up a new daily structure •… [Continue reading] Discussing when and where to retire
7 tips as you consider retirement locations
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 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