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Empowering Yourself Financially: Importance of Financial Literacy for Women
In the wake of her father’s sudden passing, Susan Williams, quickly realized the importance of financial literacy, especially for women who may one day be widowed. Susan recounts her experience and reflects on how financial literacy can empower us to navigate unexpected challenges and ensure our continued independence.
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Health
Eating for Pleasure or Longevity: What's Most Important to You?
There is a significant disconnect between what millions of older people eat and what experts believe is a healthy diet conducive to increased longevity. Why is this?
Purpose
Living Your Best Encore: Brian Prousky
Are you living your best encore? We are delighted to introduce you to some people who are. In his own words, author and poet, Brian Prousky shares his journey to becoming a writer and the life lessons he gathered along the way.
Purpose
Ask a Retirement Coach: My Husband Treats Everyday Like the Weekend
After years of working, it not uncommon to want to unwind and relax. But when does too much relaxation become a concern?
Relationships
Did You Know Talking to Strangers Can Boost Our Happiness?
When was the last time you spoke to a stranger? You may want to give this a try as research suggests it might actually help boost our happiness.
Expanding Our Perspective of Gift Giving
In some ways, the most important GIFT is not just what is given today, but rather what will build and support important family values for the future.
Technology
Watch Out Scammers - AI is Coming For You!
Scammers are out there and if you believe you won't fall for them you may be surprised. But there is some good news. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help protect us. Scammers - meet Daisy.
Relationships
When Was the Last Time You Made a Friend?
Having friends and the support they offer is vital to our overall health and wellbeing. But making friends later in life may take some extra effort.
Opinion
Sensitive Matters: Understanding and Accepting Our Sensitivity
The term "highly sensitive person" is used to describe individuals who deeply absorb and process their surroundings, often leading to heightened emotional responses and an acute sensitivity. This is often perceived as being a bad thing, is it actually a strength?
Life
Aging in the Right Place: The Need for a Room With a View
Often, when we think of what is needed to age in place successfully, we focus on making the interiors of our homes safer and more comfortable. But what is outside our windows is also important.
Purpose
If Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes Will It Be Something You Want to Watch?
For a long time there has been a theory that when we die our life will flash before our eyes. What if this was true? Would you be something you would want to watch?
Opinion
Forget the Anti-Aging Industry – Let’s Start A Pro-Aging One
I just hate the term anti-aging and don’t understand how anyone can be opposed to it. Afterall, If you’re not aging - you only need to consider what the alternative is.
Opinion
How Can We Make Sure We Are Aging Authentically?
There is so much pressure on what aging should look like. How can we design our lives to ensure we are aging authentically?
Purpose
Keith Richards: A Great Example of the Work and Longevity Connection
How does someone like Keith Richards survive decades of hard drug use, drink and smoke heavily, not exercise, eat the wrong foods and still be alive and thriving? Maybe that's where work and purpose come in.
Finance
How Much Money Do You Really Need For Retirement?
Some believe you need about 70 to 80% of your salary to live in retirement. But where did this number come from and more importantly is it really accurate?
Inspiration
Looking for a Some Inspiration? 5 Great Retirement Quotes to Live By
Have you ever found that when you’re looking for some inspiration, a quote appears that just happens to say the right thing to you at that moment? Here are five of them - hopefully one speaks to you!
Finance
Is It Time to Rename FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)?
So many people are aspiring to achieve FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). But should we possibly call it something different? Possibly a similar objective but with a more purposeful result.
Retirement Rebels
Reasons to Become A Retirement Rebel
Retirement Rebels refuse to follow the old fashion beliefs about “old-people,” and being retired. In fact they are anything but retired.
Life
The Difference Between Aging In Place And Getting Stuck In Place
Most of us want to age in place. But as much as we may want to age in place, we also have to be aware of certain risks so that we don’t in fact get stuck in place.
Health
Could A Simple Sitting Standing Test Assess How Well You Are Aging?
Ever wonder how well you are aging? It seems that this simple sitting and standing test can actually help assess how well someone is aging – and even possibly more. Our mortality.
Relationships
Surrounded By People Not A Cure For Loneliness
Loneliness can be a significant challenge for many people when aging however just being with people is not the answer. It's a little more complicated than that.
60 Before 60 Project: 60 Life Lessons Learned
I just completed my 60 Before 60 Project! As I went through this past year, I took the time to reflect on my experiences and learned some valuable life lessons along the way.