Category: retirement
France here we come!
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Well we have arrived in France!! It’s been a little over a week since we’ve been here. The dogs, Lily and Lucy and I have started to settle in our new “home” for the next seven weeks on the French Riviera. The trip was filled with unexpected turns of events. The…
The History of Retirement
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I was thinking about what I would write about next, and I have completely missed the obvious. How did the concept of retirement come about? What is the history of retirement? After doing some research for a while this is what I found. I have included some historical perspectives. I will keep it…
Considerations For Retirement
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I think it is interesting to reflect how for both men and women retirement has changed throughout decades. Women in the U.S. were not able to have their own checking account until 1974. It’s hard to believe that was not that long ago. Technically, women were able to open a…
Moving To Europe With Dogs
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Today after yoga class one of my goals is to come to a decision on how I am going to get both dogs to France. It’s almost at the 3 month mark when I am anticipating leaving, October 18th. There are so many things to organize and figure out. One of…
Here it is, retirement!
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Retirement is often seen as a period of status quo. It’s time when your life purpose is behind you a period viewed as a gradual slowing down before your eventual flat line. How dreadful!! In other words, a sort of waiting room phase. Societal thinking and norms about this phase…