You’ve most definitely heard the saying, “new year, new me.” People often use the new year as a way to reinvent and improve themselves as individuals, but can the same logic apply to one’s house? It sure can! After all, what better time to redecorate or renovate your home — especially if you are in or are nearing retirement. You’ve likely been in your house for … [Read more...]
How You Can Embrace Hygge for Winter Wellness
Wikipedia defines hygge as “a mood of coziness and comfortable conviviality with feelings of wellness and contentment.” It’s a Danish word, and no good equivalent seems to exist in American English. Maybe that’s because we invented the rat race, and the two are diametrically opposed. It involves living life at a slower pace and adopting an emphasis on mindfulness, … [Read more...]
How to Have a Pleasant Conversation About Climate Change
Climate change is a hot topic these days. Have you ever felt uncomfortable talking about it with family members and friends? Everyone has their own idea about what’s true or isn’t true. How do we handle it as a nation? Is it a crisis or isn’t it? The Nature Conservancy (TNC) wants to make it easier for you to navigate this topic. TNC has been in operation for more than … [Read more...]
How to Make Moving While Downsizing Easy Over 50
There are roughly 75 million Baby Boomers in the US, and around 10 million retirees will be downsizing their homes in the near future. This isn't overly surprising. Downsizing your home is a practical move once you retire. It may be because you want to cut down on costs or simply because you want to be closer to your precious grandkids and realize you don’t need as much … [Read more...]
Do You Have a Retirement Spending Plan that Works for You?
Part of having an active “retirement spending plan” means you need the income to support it. That can mean a lot of different things depending on how you define retirement. Traditionally, retirement has meant that you work up to a point, cross a hard line in the sand, and stop working. Today’s retirees are much less likely to take this approach. Many Boomers are opting … [Read more...]
