Starting the Process “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain Like too many boomers, I lived a …more
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Costa Rica: EXcited to be an EX-Pat
April 25, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations | 2 Comments
Author: Karen Chandler posts: 2 Author's
Author: Karen Chandler posts: 2 Author's
The sun already filtered her intense rays through more muted hues, a sign of the afternoon moving into evening there in the middle of Jerusalem. Our last stop of the day was Munitions Hill, the sight of a bloody and momentum changing battle in the Six Day War in 1967. Our guide, Ezra, expertly wove …more
My 92 year old father still drives. I went on a website to get ideas on how to have the “talk” with him about giving up his car. I memorized my lines and started out. “Hey Dad, can you imagine that one day you won’t drive anymore?” According to the website, he would say “Yes” …more
Retirement Rational – Courtesy of the Cookie Raider
April 22, 2014 | Category: Life, Relationships | Add Comment
Author: Gordon Kinghorn posts: 14 Author's
Author: Gordon Kinghorn posts: 14 Author's
“Young people need models, not critics.” (John Wooden) As a former soldier, one who served with the British Army, (thirty-five years unblemished service) I can relate only too well to the concerns of former military men and woman when it comes to our respective retirement years – ours was an occupation that demanded much more …more
Mike and I had a dream plan for retirement with living 6 months in our home in the mountains of WA and 6 months of living and/or traveling in other countries, exploring the world. But quickly that dream faded away with the economic crash in 2008. We had a successful real estate business in a …more
What should You do when you retire?
April 18, 2014 | Category: Hobbies/Sports, Jobs/Volunteer, Life | Add Comment
Author: Lisa Graff posts: 4 Author's
Author: Lisa Graff posts: 4 Author's
Many retirees I know claim to be retired, but their life resembles a 40 hour work week. At a thrift shop where I volunteer twice a month, there are several retirees who work 4 or 5 days a week. They are in charge of departments—jewelry, furniture, house wares etc. Nobody made them an official boss, …more
Retirement is Great!
April 16, 2014 | Category: Retirement locations, Travel | 4 Comments
Author: Kerry Watson posts: 1 Author's
Author: Kerry Watson posts: 1 Author's
In 2008 we spent six short weeks in Europe visiting France, Italy and cruising on the Mediterranean and decided there and then that we would return to the beautiful regions of Provence in France and Tuscany in Italy for a extended time once we retired. We loved it there. On returning to our home in …more
I like being old because I have the wisdom to be more forgiving of myself for all the mistakes I made in the past. I can also more easily forgive myself for the mistakes I continue to make on a daily basis. I am more aware now than ever before that as the imperfect human …more
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