Retired and Happy
Why Smart Retirees Spend Freely in Their 60s and Less in Their 80s (You Should Too)
Many retirees spend their first decade of freedom doing something they spent their entire careers learning to do: saving money. They finally have time for…
Clearing Your Mortgage Before You Retire Can Be a Mistake — A CFP Explains Why
Paying off your mortgage before retirement sounds like one of the safest financial moves you can make. Yet using a large part of your savings…
Why the Happiest Retirees Choose to Keep Working — Just Not for the Paycheck
Retirement is supposed to create freedom, yet leaving a career can also remove the routine, people, challenges, and responsibilities that once filled most weekdays. Some…
I Studied 47 Couples Who Retired Together So You Don’t Have To — These 14 Habits Saved Their Marriages
Retirement can give a couple more freedom and still expose problems that work once kept hidden. Suddenly both spouses are home more often, old routines…
16 Enjoyable Retirement Hobbies Couples Can Share Together
Retirement can give couples more time together than they have had in decades, yet extra hours do not automatically turn into satisfying days. Without work…
14 Simple Ways to Beat Retirement Boredom (Backed by Science)
Retirement can give you the freedom you wanted and still leave some afternoons feeling strangely empty. When work disappears, it can also remove routine, conversation,…
20 Fun Things to Do in Retirement That You’ll Actually Want to Try
Retirement can give you something you spent decades wishing for: more control over your time. The surprise comes when Monday morning arrives, nobody needs you…
How Much Do You Actually Need to Invest Each Month to Retire in 15 Years?
Fifteen years is long enough for compounding to matter, but short enough that a vague “save 15%” rule may not get you where you want…