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Top Ten Reasons to Retire In my work as a retirement coach - and in my own case - I have found that we all need reasons,
especially when it comes to the bigger decisions in life.
Retirement Financial Planning Retirement financial Planning - before, during and after retirement.
The Bucket List What would you like to have done before you "kick the bucket" - have a look at some lists here!
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Retirement Coaching Retirement Coaching shows how coaching works of you are considering early retirement, planning full retirement - or have already retired and want to explore options going into the future.
Retirement Sentiments Retirement Sentiments is where you will find lots (and lots!) of stories relating to the experience of retirement.
Retirement Planning Tool If you are looking for a retirement planning tool, I recommend this excellent checklist for use for yourself, with your partner, a group or with your retirement coach.
Retirement Statistics It’s impossible to write about retirement statistics without reference to the Baby Boomers. They are that lucky generation born between
the ending of the World War II and the coming of the Beatles, 1946-1964, those currently between 47 and 65. Seventy Seven million
Americans are in that category.
Early Retirement Early Retirement will show different perspectives when considering and planning and early retirement.
Retirement Hobbies Hobbies - including ones that become part-time jobs - are often the most useful way to enjoy retirement, feel fulfilled and to widen your social circle.
Retirement Jobs Retirement Jobs - Isn't that a contradiction? Well, a lot of people who leave a lifetime job/profession, aim to stay involved and contributing. Sometimes they like to get paid for it!
Best Places to Retire What are the Best places to Retire? Many different perspectives - and stories - are offered here.
Retirement Speeches Advice on structuring and developing your retirement speech - with many retirement speech examples.
Retirement Letter Want help with writing that retirement letter? You've come to the right place - examples of retirement letters for many different types of audiences.
Retirement Quotations Perfect for that Retirement Speech - or maybe for a bit of private wisdom?
Retirement Poems and Songs Retirement poems and Retirement songs have many uses. Poems about retirement may be quoted in your retirement speech or in a
retirement toast.
Retirement Jokes Perhaps just for a private chuckle - or to include in your retirement speech.
Retirement Gifts So, what do you get the retiree who has everything? - Have a look at how to select some meaningful gifts.
Retirement For Couples Retirement for couples? If you are one part of a couple who live together - you may already know some of the challenges that
we face when - all of a sudden - one of you takes a sudden change in life direction.
Retirement Toast
A Retirement Toast is a special kind of speech presented to honour a co-worker. The occasion involves sentiment and ritual.
Retirement Party Ideas
Are you looking for retirement party ideas? It is, of course, a once in a lifetime event - and this may cause you some
"concern" when planning your retirement party.
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I retired in January 2007, on reaching age sixty, and began a new career and lifestyle.
Let me share with you some of the things I did to ease my transition to retirement - I have discovered that every person’s journey
is unique and that I had to find what suited my values and personality.
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