As we take stock of our bountiful blessings, let’s pay special attention to the categories into which those blessings fall: Good health and nutrition (gravy, mashed potatoes and pie notwithstanding),…
Published November 25, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Published November 17, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
New retirees are ideally positioned to be invaluable volunteers, according to this story in U.S. News. They’ve got the time, the money and all the right reasons to give –…
Published November 12, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
The flu is something middle-aged folks want desperately to avoid. That’s why most of us get a flu shot every year. (Note to procrastinators: It’s not too late to get…
Published November 4, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
We love this piece in Forbes about retiring, especially this quote from “retirement activist,” Robert Laura: “Retirement isn’t just about the money. No one on their death bed says, ‘Bring me my bank…
Published November 3, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.” You could say that’s our mantra here at Fit-to-Retire. Ask any recent retiree what he or she was…
Published October 29, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Whether or not she is part of a couple, a woman faces retirement with a slightly different set of circumstances and attitudes than a man. First, her life expectancy is…
Published October 16, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
There’s a natural tendency to sit around and do nothing in the first days, weeks, even months of retirement. It’s understandable. You’ve put in your time. You’ve paid your dues.…
Read More Why you should hit the ground running in retirement
Published October 2, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Continuing our ‘pursuit of happiness’ theme this week, we point your attention to this column in U.S. News which reports that, for most people, retirement causes an immediate increase in happiness…
Published September 30, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Clients give us all kinds of reasons why they’re reluctant to retire: My wife doesn’t want me around all day. I don’t know what I’d do with myself. Are you…
Read More What’s really at the root of “Retirement resistance?”
Published September 28, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
There seems to be a new “happiness study” coming out every few months. To be honest, sometimes they make us roll our eyes and say, “How can you measure happiness?…