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...
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...
Jonathan Loving Retirement on the Great Wall of China Eight years ago, at 50, I took early retirement, sold almost everything I owned and began traveling the world. I had been living a good life but longed for something more. My passions have always been travel,...
Living Your Dream Is Not Selfishness You didn’t mean to seem selfish or make people uncomfortable. You have just decided that you want to try something different – at work or in your personal life – and people say it is selfishness. “Why do you want to do...
For A Longer Life, Try Early Retirement Why Try Early Retirement We have all seen it happen. A good friend, family member, or someone we work with finally reaches his retirement day and drops dead seemingly almost as soon as he retired. Year after year, while others...
Jonathan Relaxing After You Retire Is Great, But There Is So Much More to Do One of the biggest fears I hear people voicing when contemplating retirement is, “won’t I be bored?” Since I retired eight years ago, my schedule is so full of stuff to do...
It is a common complaint of veteran long-term travellers everywhere. You return for a visit to your home town, excited to tell friends your tales of hiking the Camino de Santiago or the amazing oysters you sucked fresh from the sea in Cancale, France, and no one...
If you pay close attention to television commercials or online ads, you will notice that the premise of almost all of them is deceiving. Advertising suggests that if you buy the right car, a bigger house, a new pair of shoes, (or even the right deodorant or...
