Retired and Happy
What 92 Years Taught Me — 13 Lessons I Wish I’d Learned in My 50s and 60s
At 92, Eleanor Bennett no longer sees her 50s and 60s as old age. Looking backward, those decades appear more like a window when her…
I’m 78 — Know These 13 Harsh Truths Before You Get a Boyfriend
At 78, Sarah does not believe romance has an expiration date. What concerns her is something quieter: a woman can spend decades building independence, then…
The Psychology Behind Senior Men Over 60 Who Prefer Staying Home
A man who once spent decades commuting, working, attending family functions, and solving other people’s problems may suddenly start turning down invitations after 60. His…
15 Ways People Start Treating You Differently the Week You Retire
Retirement may arrive on a Friday afternoon, but the social change can begin almost immediately. People who knew you as a manager, nurse, teacher, engineer,…
5 Types of Retirement Loneliness — Only One Has a Real Solution
Retirement loneliness can be confusing because a person may have family, neighbors, hobbies, and financial security yet still feel strangely disconnected. Filling the calendar does…
The 6 Health Tiers of Retirement — Which One Are You Really In?
A retiree can have an impressive investment account and still discover that health determines where retirement can actually take them. The harder part is that…
Who Signs Your Paperwork When You No Longer Can? 13 Retirees Had No Answer
Retirement planning often answers what happens to your money after you die, while skipping a harder question: what happens if you are alive but can…
16 Free Government Benefits Retirees Almost Never Apply For
Retirement benefits do not stop with Social Security and Medicare. Several free government benefits for retirees can reduce prescription costs, groceries, utility bills, housing expenses,…