Lifestyle

You can be financially ready for retirement – and still feel completely unsure about whether it’s time. Anne appeared on my Zoom screen looking tense and tired. Before we even got into the details, she said, “I feel like I’m on a ledge.”

Living in areas with four seasons is a blessing. I didn’t realize this until I moved to a one-season climate and I missed the four seasons that I had once complained about – particularly winter. When I moved back to the four-season climate and winter came around, I was getting seasonal depression…

For years, women approaching retirement hear the same advice: “Save enough, invest wisely, and you’ll be fine.” And yet, many women who retire financially prepared find themselves asking a different question altogether: Is this really it? That’s because retirement isn’t just a financial milestone…

The journey to simplify my life has taken many detours over the past few years. After moving from London to Switzerland in July 2013, I put all my energy and passion into launching a new business, Sixty and Me. It has now grown into a community…

The German Sonntagsspaziergang is a centuries-old practice of walking on Sunday, which remains a protected Ruhetag (day of rest) throughout Germany. On this day, entire populations…

Don’t break out your disco boots, I am talking about your 70s, not the 70s. Whether you believe that 70 is the new 50, or it’s just 70, it can be a celebration with a positive attitude and plans. It’s not about what happens to you…

Let’s face it. Real estate agents get a bad rap. But there are some very good ones out there helping buyers and sellers every day, and doing a great job at it. It’s like any other profession. You have to find them. So how do you find an honest real estate agent to buy or sell your home? Good question!

There are moments when old letters or early writings resurface – sometimes by accident, sometimes deliberately. When that happens, what stands out isn’t the words themselves, but the feelings that rise while reading them. Not the feelings we have now, but the ones that once compelled us to write at all…

My best friend was forced into an early retirement. While she was within a year of wanting to retire anyway, it came as a bit of a shock when her job position was eliminated, and she was faced with trying to occupy the hours in the day…

Better late than never. Age is just a number. You’re never too old to succeed. We hear these phrases all the time, but lately they’ve been hitting me with a new kind of truth. Maybe it’s the confidence that comes with being firmly planted in my fabulous 50s, or maybe it’s the quiet realization…