But What Now?

Active leisure is a concept I recently learned about from Ernie Zelinski in his book The Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed and Overworked- 21st Century Edition. I view leisure differently now. My daily power walk is active leisure. Reading a book on the beach is active leisure. I guess [...]

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I may have a number of posts with the title “Things to do,” but this is my first. It’s surely not the first time I’ve thought about or even acted upon “things to do,” though!
I had lunch with one of my dearest friends today who is retiring in a very short amount of time. It’s [...]

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Ernie Zelinski asked us to answer important questions in his book How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won’t Get from Your Financial Advisor.
So often, I read books that ask me to think about things and answer questions, and I just put the book down and walk away because I’m just [...]

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One of the things you leave behind when you retire is your work identity. It’s that answer you give to people when they ask, “So, what do you do?”
When I was younger, I remember that my work identity was very important. I compared my work identity (or work title) with my friends and acquaintances. I [...]

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I am reading 2 books at the same time. One is by my bedside and the other by my chair in the living room. Both are helping me to achieve some sort of peace of mind right now. They are both by Ernie Zelinski and I wholeheartedly recommend both.
I am so ready for retirement, it [...]

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One of the best ways to stretch our retirement dollars is to move to a less expensive location. This is especially true for those of us who live on either coast where the cost of living is the highest.
San Francisco, Boston and New York will probably always top the list or sit very near the [...]

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I just finished reading a blog post on fastcompany.com that got me thinking. Read it here, http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/78/mgoldsmith.html.
I think this may sum up the whole reason why I created this blog. That is, when we retire, we may leave a job we are no longer interested in, or are completely stressed out by, or are just [...]

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