Working In Our 60s

The reality for most people approaching retirement is that they will probably be swapping a full-time career job for a life which is part retirement and part work. There are lots of benefits in this new ‘norm’.  The additional money will help fund a retirement […]

Older Workers Face Jobless Future

A recent article in the New Daily again raised the issue of older workers being sacked because of their age.  This is just another example of an issue that is both unfair and short sighted on the part of industry.  The other side of this […]

Older Workers Face Jobless Future

A recent article in the New Daily again raised the issue of older workers being sacked because of their age.  This is just another example of an issue that is both unfair and short sighted on the part of industry.  The other side of this […]

Seminars For Outdoor Workers

We were recently asked to give pre -retirement seminars to the road maintenance workers at a Leightons / Boral depot in Sydney recently. This involved running seminars to tie in with shift timings, which meant presenting at 7am and 9pm.  While it wasn’t the kind […]

Working Past Your Retirement Age

The idea of working till your retirement age and then collecting your gold watch and never working again went out with the last century.  The new norm is to leave your career and then move into a life of part time work and part time […]

Leave Work Slowly

Is there such a thing as “The Retirement Age”? A few decades ago it was customary to work until age 65, which was considered” the retirement age” and then head home after the office farewell, ready for the start of a whole new life.  These […]

Finding Volunteer Work That Leads To A Paid Job

Locating or creating the right opportunity, could ultimately lead to a pay cheque. ____________________________________________________________________ Volunteering offers many benefits to both the volunteers and the people receiving the service. It can also put you on the path to landing a paying job. If you are interested […]

Leave Work Slowly

A few decades ago it was customary to work until age 65, then head home after the office farewell, ready for the start of a whole new life. These days, our plans for retirement are more fluid. Some of us are happy to remain in […]

What’s Important After You Leave Work?

We’ve been saying for years that a successful retirement is about more than good money management. We asked all of the people who receive our regular newsletters to rate what they think are the most important issues and here’s what they told us in a […]