When I turned 70, I finally let myself stop working full-time. I figured I’d keep on teaching a course or two a quarter to “keep busy,” and then play more. The first thing to hit me was loneliness – no meetings or colleagues to talk with. The second punch was having no heart for teaching anymore. I was done…

Have you ever been surrounded by others but felt alone? Or been alone and fully engaged in what you were doing? I sure have, and it got me exploring the distinction between being alone, a circumstance, and feeling lonely, an emotion. Many of us assumed retirement would be lonely. We worried about losing coworkers, routines, or a spouse…

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) estimates that a “comfortable” retirement in the United Kingdom now costs £45,400 (US$60,000) a year for a single person and £62,700 (US$83,000) for a couple. For many people approaching retirement, those figures are sobering…

Most retirement plans assume life will continue more or less as it does today. We picture ourselves healthy, independent, driving where we want, visiting family, enjoying hobbies, and finally having more time to relax. I hope retirement looks exactly like that for you…

Women over 60 are a rapidly growing demographic of buyers seeking safety, lower maintenance, active social communities and family. Why? Over the years, I’ve helped many women over 60 buy homes in South Florida. Their stories are all different. Some were beginning a new chapter after losing a spouse. Others wanted to be closer to children and grandchildren…

One of the songs I have always loved is When I Go by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammar, written two years before Dave’s untimely death at age 49. We all have different beliefs about what happens after we die. We also have different ideas…

We don’t stop growing when we get older; our growth simply becomes more intentional. Yet, society often pushes the narrative that our later years are for winding down, rather than reinventing. In reality, the experience and perspective…

You know that quote floating around the internet – the one that says “Grow old with someone who makes you feel young.” Well, I’m not just growing old with someone who makes me feel young… I somehow landed a man who makes me feel like I should a helmet and a permission slip…

There’s a shift happening, and you may have noticed it. You may even be part of it. More and more women at this stage of life are choosing not to seek a romantic partner. Some are even giving up the ones they have after years of toeing the line or just settling for ho-hum emotional fulfillment…

When people talk about the best places to retire, the same names tend to come up again and again. Florida. Arizona. The Carolinas. A sunny town near the water. A low-tax state. A popular retirement community that a friend, neighbor or magazine article recommended. There is nothing wrong with any of those places. Many people love them…