The Legacy Discussion
AN OVERVIEW: “You know (your name here). He or she…” What comes next? Remember all of those songs that stay in your head even YEARS later? Let me see if I can jog some memories: Gimme Some Lovin; White Shade of Pale; Long, Cool Woman in a Black Dress; Sitting on...
Age Bias In The Workplace
Is Age ‘Acceptable’ Bias at Work? The American workplace may never be free of discrimination, but it has come a long way in hiring and promoting so-called minorities. One group that is still fighting the battle of discrimination on the job, even after years of proven...
The Waning of Patience
One of the issues that I find myself and others discussing in retirement and as we age, is a loss of patience. It seems contrary that one should be impatient when schedules and demands are not supposed to be a concern, but a number of people have told me that their...
Nurturing Language or Ageism?
What Not to Say to Your Elders If you are of traditional retirement age and beyond, possibly since you have crossed the threshold of fifty, you may have noticed a certain deference, even a patronizing attitude, from those younger than you. It sometimes seems everybody...
Don’t Fall For These Retirement Traps
Don’t Enjoy too Much too Soon We tend to look at retirement as a time to ease up, with fewer responsibilities, which means less stress and demands on your time. This is what you look forward to in retirement, but too much freedom may lead into traps along the way....
Opportunities After Retirement
11 Things to Do with Your Retirement After several decades of working ourselves to the bone, we've finally made it to our retirement. Perhaps the biggest aspect that we look forward to is simply being able to relax. However, despite our retirement age, we...
Friends After Retirement
Friendship and Aging All of us have had friends throughout our life. As we get older we may have lost touch with some of them due to moving, family changes, divorce, or other circumstances. But according to a study conducted by Michigan State University professor...
Don’t Fall For Fraud After Retirement
Retirees: Unfair Game for Fraud? Our own U.S. Justice Department is calling it “a massive problem.” The National Council on Aging says it is “the Crime of the 21st Century.” Even though we’re talking about hundreds of millions of dollars yearly nationwide, many...
The Fate of Your Future Benefits
Poll: “Widespread Skepticism” on Future Benefits It appears, if a recent poll by the Pew Research Center is accurate, that four of every 10 Americans are concerned that there won’t be enough money in the Social Security coffers to provide them benefits current...
Continued Learning Creates an Internal Challenge
One of the goals in my Designed Retirements plan, is to understand some Eastern religions since I have had zero exposure to them to this point in my life. I was raised Roman Catholic, but always thought it important to understand how others view the questions of...