Showing posts with label retirement living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retirement living. Show all posts
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Visualization works

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A s we move into October of our years, and the fall of life, we have faith that the next few years will be filled with laughter, new friend...
Thursday, August 25, 2016

Learning to focus on experiencing

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I have talked about my struggles to accept the fact that I am retired, and how long it took for me to accept being fully retired. As part o...
Saturday, February 6, 2016

Report on Seniors in BC

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B.C. Seniors Advocate Releases first comprehensive report Monitoring Seniors’ Services  (PDF FILE) Among areas that affect seniors positi...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Are you bored in retirement? Try these ideas

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As we wait to go home, I find that my day keeps filling up with lots of things to do and I enjoy spending time and playing with my grandso...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Defining Marriage All Over Again

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I have discussed in other posts about the issues that face couples when men retire. By retiring without discussing the effect the retirem...
Friday, November 21, 2014

The Ideal Second Act

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My needs are not that great she said, as we talked about how life was treating her.  I had mentioned that I had been interviewed for a stor...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Your getting old when....

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Y ou are getting old when you don’t care where your spouse goes, just as long as you do not have to go along. Statistics show that at the...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Three lifestyle changes that could add years to your life

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Cardiovascular disease is a common term used for a number of medical conditions that affect the heart and/or blood vessels. Coronary heart ...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

The Hidden Dangers of Retirement

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We can all remember a time when we took the children to some event or theme park that was supposed to be “totally awesome”.  Then when the ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Supporting seniors not on the governments agenda

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Two stories in the local paper shows how little the conservative and the BC Liberals care about supporting seniors.  The first is about a  ...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Over 50 and looking for a job

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Interesting article and advice from Andrew Pais , Great for job hunters of all ages. I hear this constantly. I can’t compete with younger...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Healthcare costs in retirement

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This was published in November 2013 in the Madison Press   written by  Ronald Garver, CFP®, CRPC®,  and speaks to one of the challenges my ...
Friday, April 25, 2014

A video, Why I like Retirement

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Thanks to Dave Sakas for putting together this wonderful short video on You Tube The direct link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Find your Explorer Quotient

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As we move into late spring and early summer, many of us are getting the urge to travel. Here are some links from the Blog Retire Happy. ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Do you use play to keep you young? Evidence says you should!

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This article was posted in the   theage.com.au  in September 2013 and it was written by  Jill Stark. The Aussies as a nation love play and ...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Do you keep a journal?

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Keeping a journal will absolutely change your life in ways you've never imagined." - Oprah Winfrey This article was written by D...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Impulse spending is taking its toll

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 Interesting reading with some ideas that may surprise you. We overspend, and make impulse buys that hurt our financial independence. If w...