Most of you reading this know that my wife, my dad, and I spent 2.5 months this past winter living in The Villages. For details on that time as well as my review of The Villages, see Thoughts on The Villages, Florida, and Snowbirding, Part 1, Thoughts on The Villages, Florida, and Snowbirding, Part 2, Thoughts on The Villages, Florida, and Snowbirding, Part 3, and Review of … [Read more...]
Longevity and the New Journey of Retirement
Here's a new study out about older Americans, lifestyles, retirement, and such. It's from Edward D. Jones, Age Wave, and The Harris Poll. It's full of interesting data. Here's a summary: Edward Jones and Age Wave initially joined forces in 2019 to explore people’s hopes, dreams, and concerns in retirement. Together with The Harris Poll, we conducted a groundbreaking … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 34, Part 2
Here’s part two of a retirement interview I posted a couple weeks ago. In case you missed it, check out Retirement Interview 34, Part 1. This interview was conducted in April. Today's post is a detailed answer to the question "How was the adjustment, especially the first few months after retirement?" The interviewee takes us on a step-by-step process that I think you … [Read more...]
A Real-Life Story of How to Create Your Escape Plan
Let's face it, most Americans are less than in love with their jobs/careers. Even those who earn the big bucks, have all the benefits, and have good, decent, challenging jobs get sick and tired of all the negative aspects of working at times (and over time as the crap just builds up). I know this certainly described me. I had times where I HATED jobs/a career that I … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 34, Part 1
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview was conducted in April. This one is different in a couple ways. First of all, it's from a friend. The author and I (and several others) … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 33
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview was conducted in February. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL … [Read more...]
What the Happiest Retirees Know: Investing and Spending Habits
Today we continue our coverage of the great retirement book What the Happiest Retirees Know: 10 Habits for a Healthy, Secure, and Joyful Life. It is packed full of solid information and statistics about the state of retirement today. If you've missed any posts in this series, there are two ways to catch up. You can begin with the first post, which is an introduction to the … [Read more...]
My Fourth Experience at a Direct Mail Retirement Seminar
I know. It's becoming somewhat of a bad habit. But I just couldn't resist this time! I received a mailer on April 20 that invited me to a direct mail retirement seminar. It promised to "Help you (me) know information beneficial to your retirement" by presenting a seminar on "understanding different retirement strategies." It also said the presentation would be … [Read more...]
Review of The Villages, Florida, Part 2
Today we continue my review of The Villages, Florida. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. This post will focus on evaluating The Villages in two new ways. First, I'll do a review based on my list of five retirement categories everyone needs to address to have a great retirement. Then I'll share some results from top Google search articles I found -- posts … [Read more...]
What the Happiest Retirees Know: Home Habits
Today we continue our coverage of the great retirement book What the Happiest Retirees Know: 10 Habits for a Healthy, Secure, and Joyful Life. It is packed full of solid information and statistics about the state of retirement today. If you've missed any posts in this series, there are two ways to catch up. You can begin with the first post, which is an introduction to the … [Read more...]
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