Calculating how much money you’ll need in retirement is an important starting point and the sooner you go through the exercise, the better. If you use a retirement calculator and find out that you don’t have enough money, it’s better to discover the bad news […]
It’s a great tragedy that the majority of Australians are not well prepared for the transition from full time work to some form of retirement. If they were, this period of their lives would be far less stressful and the transition would be much easier. […]
In response to our August newsletter article about money woes in the face of Covid (Coronavirus blues), we received an email from one of our newsletter subscribers, Ken Holmes in New Zealand. Ken has raised concerns around the phasing out of cheques. Hi Julianne. I […]
The one thing we can say with confidence about the future of ageing is that it will be quite different to society’s previous experiences. Unfortunately, we are still operating as if the norms of the last 50 years were still relevant. Many in our society […]
While watching the current American Presidential Election Campaign is a fairly depressing pastime, what is interesting is that five of the current top contestants are in their 70s and not many people are saying “They’re too old.” So, if people in their 70s are deemed […]
I recently ran into a man I’ve known for ages who retired about 2 years ago and is now back working part time in the company he left. “I was bored stiff” he said. After the big trip around Australia and a few months to […]
Regular readers of this website will probably recall that I often write about the importance of having a purpose in life after leaving paid employment. Today I’d like to share with you the danger of having too much purpose in your life. My personal story […]
It’s classic. He’s ready to retire – play golf, be with his mates, travel when you can get away from the office. Sounds like the perfect plan – at first. He starts sitting around the house, messing up the kitchen, not using the gym equipment […]
Many Australians dream of retirement so they can zip off around the world, free at last to visit exotic countries and far off places while they can. If you’re one of those people and you receive an age pension, your payment may be affected, depending […]
Elections traditionally bring out bidding contests between the major parties as to which one will spend the most on “Health”. We are supposed to believe that whichever party spends the most on health is doing the best job in that area. Realistically this approach treats […]