What’s your vision of growing older? We all know the myth of living happily ever after on the golf course on the one hand. Or the person who goes back to work because they don’t know how to fill their time. After the first year or two of a ‘honeymoon’ phase of retirement, most retirees [...]

There is a mythological view of retirement as a happy every after time. Many people are surprised to find the closer they get to retirement, the more they become fearful. Certainly, there are fears around retirement income. That may explain why as many as seventy-five percent of boomers plan to continue working beyond traditional retirement [...]

“What am I going to do with my time?” is the question Baby Boomers are raising as they near retirement. Realizing life on the golf course may not be enough activity to last for ten or even twenty years, the new crop of aging adults is looking for experiences and activities that will be engaging [...]

What does your ideal day look like? I was confronted with that thought this morning as I cruised through blogs I follow. Willing to turn any topic into a philosophical discussion, I wonder what the ideal day becomes in retirement and how that translates into an ideal life. Read the complete article:  What’s Your Ideal [...]

In today’s complicated world, earning a living is the primary purpose of most working adults. It’s an important role, but can also feel like a burden. The thought of not having the responsibility of going to work every day to earn a paycheck can bring a sudden sense of relief when you retire. But, earning [...]