Why Panama is our top retirement choice at this time is simple. Sitting on our last flight headed back to Albuquerque, Ron and I were not looking forward to New Mexico’s cold weather. We had been in Panama for the last two months so we didn’t even have warm jackets to wear off the plane. […]
Closets full of clothes – some that hadn’t been worn for at least a year . . . furniture that no longer fits your décor . . . household items that have been passed down from other family members – all taking up precious space somewhere in the house or storage unit. We love living […]
Seriously, retirement may not be in your best interest. And not everyone who retires loves the idea of not having to go to work, so why not take steps to a happy retirement. However, because right now you’re in the middle of a dreadful week . . . and the stress and long hours have […]
“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” – Alan Keightley Like many people, my husband and I looked forward to retirement. But the more we thought about it over the years, it was beginning to seem like more […]
Next week, Ron and I will be heading out for a Latin American adventure to experience one of our long-dreamed-about destinations in Mexico and Latin America. We’re very excited about getting away for a few weeks on a Latin American adventure and exploring the cities, rainforests, and colonial highlands of three countries, Mexico, Costa Rica, […]
Recently a friend of mine wrote that she’s concerned about her finances. Since we’d never really discussed the subject of her finances in any detail in the past, I wasn’t really aware of how the situation had become a very stressful situation for her. In her note, she had written that one of her biggest […]
Have you noticed, or is it just me, how many servers at restaurants are senior citizens? How about baggers at the local grocery store? Does it seem that more and more people of retirement age are working in the service industry than there used to be? It could just be my perception, but it appears […]
The economic environment seems to be undergoing significant changes, and the baby boomers are on the front lines. For that segment of the population, the outlook is increasingly challenging because there is less time to prepare for whatever’s coming. It is a certainty that we will all need to know how to navigate the road […]