“I’m traveling for the holidays.” Just those words can make blood pressures rise. Gridlock traffic, delayed flights, and crowded train stations come to mind. Add in high travel costs and making a trip during the holidays seems like a downright bad idea. But there’s a reason why so many people do it: Seeing family and [...]
You could say that the law of diminishing returns applies to Christmas gifts as we age: As time goes on, we can use less and less material gifts. At a certain point we accumulate so many possessions that when we say “I don’t need anything for Christmas” we really mean it. So, rather than continue [...]
Thanksgiving is a good time to think about how you express gratitude. Some people donate their time or money to a charitable organization, or just enjoy the simple pleasures of retirement. The great thing about giving is that you often get something back. Volunteering is a great way to make new social connections, you might [...]
Everyone loves every single one of their relatives and loves spending time with them during stressful holidays. But sometimes things can simply be too amiable – and frankly boring, at Thanksgiving dinner. Luckily, there are so many controversial things going on in America and the world that there is plenty of fodder for spirited debate! [...]
Retirement planning forces us to make many decisions, as well as calculations. And while a professional can help you with those, it can also help to sharpen up your math skills. Calculating percentages and interest rates off the cuff this isn’t difficult, but it can be intimidating without pen and paper. Afterall, you haven’t taken [...]
Summer is over, but once you retire you can go on a vacation anytime of the year you want. And since people tend to go on vacation during the summer, the fall can be a good time to avoid crowds – as well as the heat. There’s really no good answer to the question of [...]
Do you plan on taking a vacation in retirement? If you do, there are many ways you can optimize your experience by using your phone. Your phone can be pretty much whatever you want it to be on vacation – a note pad, a map, even a flashlight. Here are eight ways to use your [...]
Once people retire and become empty nesters, they often enjoy their freedom to travel, make their own schedule, and have some time to themselves. But after a while, they might experience a lack of social connections and a loss of purpose that a career previously provided. There are so many ways to spend your free [...]
We’ve all heard that exercise is good for us, but what about as we get older? Over the course of a career spent working countless hours and long nights, we may have gotten somewhat out of shape. We might think it’s too late to get back into shape by the time we’re retired, or pointless [...]
Some look forward to retirement as a time to relax, free of the responsibilities of work. And while this might be enjoyable at first, some retirees might eventually feel that a lack of purpose and social connections does not make for the best possible retirement. Rather than just retiring from something, it can be a [...]
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