Step Three – Starting Your Own Business

The idea stacks up, so what now? There are many issues which need to be addressed when starting a business. Given you’ve done research which shows a need in the market, then you should consider your business idea from all angles: marketing and promotion which […]

Step One – Starting Your Own Business

Ever thought of starting your own business? At last, you’re retiring or retired! After the holidays and ‘chill out time’ which you’ll undoubtedly have, you might then think ‘what’s next?’. Perhaps you may be considering starting a small business which fits your new lifestyle. A […]

Renegotiating Financial Arrangements

Written by Sarah Davis For partners in the process of retirement there are potentially very tricky financial issues to manage. Money can be a very large issue between partners, representing as it does the power over key decisions and lifestyle choices. One of the partners […]

Mind Body Connection

Modern science is confirming what many of us have known for years. Current research into Cellular Biology and Bio-chemistry are clearly demonstrating that our thoughts and emotions directly impact on our physical body. Positive, happy thoughts cause our brain to produce neuro-peptides which are chemical […]

Menopause

If you can call yourself a ‘Baby Boomer’, then you may well be going through many similar things that others who were born around your birth date are. Menopause is one of them. This is not something only the female in the relationship goes through. […]

Loss Of Identity

Written by Sarah Davis The immediate expectation which retirement challenges is that it is desirable and we should immediately be at ease with it. For some this will be the case; for others, less so. It is tedious to field the constant ‘you must be […]

Invest In Your Health

You are approaching retirement. You’ve spent the last 40 plus years working hard, saving money, purchasing property, paying into superannuation and life insurance funds; generally investing in your financial well being for your retirement. But have you invested in your physical wellbeing sufficiently to be […]

Incidental Exercise

Posted on 10 February, 2008 In your everyday life you do activities that burn fat. You may not realise vacuuming the house or washing the car is actually doing you good. The fact is you can get in great shape simply by incorporating a little […]

Hydration (For Exercising)

We all know we should drink plenty of fluids every day to stay fully hydrated, but how much is enough during exercise? The Sports Dieticians Association’s guidelines recommend that you should drink approximately 2 litres of fluid every day. How Much Fluid Does Our Body […]

Finding Your New Home

One of the major decisions that many people in their 50s & 60s have to make is “Where do I / we want to live?” Is it in your current home or in a smaller home in the same area? Do you want to live […]