Showing posts with label Boomers and retirement planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boomers and retirement planning. Show all posts
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Should you consider a rehearsal for Retirement

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  It often begins without an announcement. No one marks it on the calendar. There are no balloons, no speeches, no crowd of colleagues gathe...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Work is Optional

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It often arrives on an ordinary Tuesday, not a dramatic one, not a breaking-point kind of day. Just a day where the pace of life slows long ...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

You see it. You Willbe able to Retire

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It rarely arrives with fanfare. More often, it shows up during a quiet moment, the kind of moment where the world around you seems to slow d...
Saturday, November 1, 2025

From Debate to Implementation

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Canada : Though the OAS age remains at 65, policymakers and fiscal agencies are again debating increases, with growing attention to whether ...
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Retirement Age on the Rise: Political and Social Resistance

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If the fiscal case for raising retirement ages has grown stronger, the political case remains fraught. Few policies stir public anger more t...
Saturday, October 25, 2025

Finding Energy and Stimulation in Everyday Life

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When most people think of retirement, they imagine long afternoons of leisure, perhaps with a good book or a stroll in the park. While these...
Thursday, August 28, 2025

Rethinking Life After 60: Day 11: Lifelong Learning, Your Brain’s Best Ally

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  Retirement doesn’t mean you stop learning, in fact, it’s one of the best times to start! Whether you’re trying a new recipe, picking up a ...
Friday, July 18, 2025

Retirement is changing—here’s what you need to do now

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The idea of retiring at 65 is fading fast. Countries like Denmark are raising the retirement age to 70. Canada could follow. If you're w...
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Watching retirement drift further out of reach is mentally brutal.

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The cure? Reframe retirement. When you hear that the retirement age might go up to 68 or even 70, it can feel like a punch to the gut. You’...
Sunday, June 22, 2025

Starting Over Part 1

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The phenomenon of a worker who may have been in the work force for 40 years suddenly starting a new career at 50 or over is a trend that is ...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

The Best Time to Start Saving Is Now, No Matter Your Age

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Most people don’t talk openly about retirement until they’re already well into their 50s or 60s. For a long time, I was one of them. Like ma...
Friday, January 10, 2025

Boomers and Gen Xers, Welcome to the Next Big Adventure: Retirement!

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In 2025, the last of the Boomers turn 60, and some Gen Xers are hitting the big 5-0. Whether you're considering retirement or already ma...
Thursday, November 7, 2024

Warning sign 4 you are not ready for retirement part 2

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More thoughts on how to avoid social isolation when you retire. Retirement gives you the time and flexibility to be more present in your chi...
Thursday, July 18, 2024

Pearls of Wisdom

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A while back, I read the blog "Pearls of Wisdom" by Caree Recover, where she talks about being retired for 10 years. I have a cloc...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Ageing in place

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 Are you among the many Canadian seniors who cherish the idea of staying in your own home for as long as possible? It's a sentiment shar...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

Retirees may stuggle with

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Yesterday I posted some struggles that we may have when we retire, they were meant to be humourous. Today I want to look at some serious ret...