From reading the amount of literature devoted to it, you would think you will be happy in retirement if only you take care of the money part. However, after digging deeper and talking to hundreds of happy retirees, I have seen that neglecting the non-financial part of...
How Great It Feels To Know I Have Enough I am a 59-year-old American. I don’t own a home. I don’t own a car. The furniture that I sit upon and the bed that I sleep in are not my own. Most of the mementoes that I accumulated over the years are gone. I have...
Jonathan Watching the Sunset in Cambodia Why seeking the perfect retirement can be an obstacle to a great retirement. Beliefs about what it takes to make a great retirement vary wildly. Ask a Millennial what their retirement goals are, and you are likely to get a...
Being retired myself, I have attended a lot of retirement functions and have often had to search for the right message to best convey happy retirement wishes. I have often been asked to say a few words, share retirement congratulations or make a speech and have found...
Jonathan in Myanmar Our species has never been as mobile as it is today. Getting from one side of the planet to the other has never been as easy or affordable. You can wake up this morning in Boston and through the magic of air transport, go to sleep in Barcelona,...