5 Rules for Giving a Great Retirement Speech

5 Rules for Giving a Great Retirement Speech

There’s a fair chance that many of the people who read my columns will probably have to make a retirement speech at some time in the future. As the thought of public speaking gives most of us the horrors, here a few pointers that can make it easier. If you’ve already...
It’s hard to be relaxed

It’s hard to be relaxed

My wife and I recently returned from a visit to Sydney during which we spent a lot of time on the city’s excellent underground train system. Before going to Sydney I read an article about Australians being the second highest users of antidepressants in the world, (per...
Your money or your life

Your money or your life

Peter was a retired State Government employee who, with his wife, had a comfortable, but not substantial pension from his super fund, plus a couple of hundred dollars per month from the aged pension. While they certainly weren’t wealthy, Peter was worried that their...
Shedders – a different way of retirement living

Shedders – a different way of retirement living

Fifty Plus Books recently had the opportunity to meet Heather Bolster, an interesting woman who has a story to tell about living in what she terms an “intentional” community with her husband and two other couples. She tells the story in a great and useful book called...