Retirement Rebels

Retirement Rebels refuse to follow the old fashion beliefs about “old-people,” and being retired. In fact they are anything but retired.

Toni believed that the transition to retirement was going to be easy. But as she embarked on this new chapter she soon realized that building a happy and thriving retirement goes beyond financial planning.

What if we treated retirement as an opportunity for a renaissance? A time to discover new things, new people and new ways to give back to the world we all share.

Does the idea of coding frighten you? Well here is an amazing story of how one retirement rebel faced and conquered this challenge head on. 

When was the last time you pushed yourself? Here's a wonderful story of how some women are doing this and building friendships in the process.

Andrés García-Carro lived a quiet life in Spain. Fast forward to today, and this 90 year old is now a fashion model and instagram sensation.

So often we hear about people who become an overnight success. But in reality, these overnight sensations were actually a very long time in the making.

Meet Sister Madonna Buder. A retirement rebel extraordinaire.

Is there something that you want to do but believe that your age is holding you back?

Once Mike Mason retired, he discovered the desire to serve again emerged but manifested in a different way.

What is it that you love to do? Artist Paul Dixon shows us that when you're doing something you love it isn't work at all.

Family traditions are things that connect the past to the present and no one knows this better than 86 year old Giorgos Hatziparaskos.

After witnessing the birth of her granddaughter, everything changed for Donne Davis and she launched The GaGa Sisterhood. This is her story.

If there ever was an example of a retirement rebel - Chuck Yeager was it.

Meet Ernestine Shepherd. At the age of 74 she was named the oldest female competitive body builder in Guinness World Records.

Would you like to be healthier but think it’s too late? Here’s an inspirational story that shows this is not at all the case.

During the 75+ interviews for my book, Ag’s story showed a remarkable combination of resilience and a sense of purpose.

Charles Eugster at the age of 85 decided that he wasn't pleased with his physical health so he began a fitness program and showed us what is possible.

Discovering what type of retirement you would like to have can often be found in the retired role models around you.

Aging doesn't happen overnight. It happens over a lifetime and that is why Lew Hollander shares what we do at 40 will matter when we're 90. So we have to keep moving.

When people receive a life altering diagnosis, it’s natural to only think of the negative. This was no different for Catherine Popp and Tony Copeland-Parker. But how they managed the situation was.

Grace Lee McClure Smith shows us, it's never too late. She graduated from high school at the age of 94.

Wally Funk should have been to space by now. She finally is now getting her chance.