Happy Retirement

Planning your future financial wellness needs to address with whom you spend your time, what you’ll do, where you’ll live, and also your purpose or how you’ll find meaning for this time of your life.

The happiest retirees have a plan for how to spend their time. More importantly, they understand the habits and and mindset required to stay vital, connected, and satisfied with life. Retirement depression and boredom is a real thing, but it is easily combatted with the right outlook and routine.

Get tips for celebrating retirement and planning a happy retirement. You deserve it!

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Life Transitions: An Expert Guide to Thriving During And After Big Transitions (Like Graduation or Retirement)

Here are 8 key insights on life transitions. Use the tips to make retirement and other big changes in your life efficient and happy.

June 1, 2023
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Life Expectancy Drops in United States, but Not for Everyone

Statistically, Americans aren’t living as long as before. But, where you live, your wealth, your habits, and more impact your own life expectancy.

May 25, 2023
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Volunteering in Retirement: 6 Tips for Making an Impact

Volunteering in retirement is appealing. More than ever, workers over 50 are seeking a second chance at purposeful work. Get tips here!

May 4, 2023
financial wellness

What is Financial Wellness? Have You Achieved It?

There is a lot of buzz around “financial wellness.” But unlike many fads, financial wellness is definitely a worthwhile pursuit.

April 6, 2023
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Do You Have What it Takes? 8 Unexpected Skills You Need for a Happy Secure Future

If you are asking, “Am I ready to retire?” Here is some good news: you don’t necessarily need $1 million dollars for a successful retirement. So, what you do need? We did a little digging and here are 8 important skills that will enable you to achieve financial security, health and the best most secure…

March 23, 2023
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What is Your Retirement Manifesto?

When you begin to approach retirement is an ideal time to write a manifesto. In retirement you are no longer defined by the work you do for money. You can be defined by you.

March 15, 2023

8 Inspiring Reasons Why People Retire Young

Want to retire young? Get inspired by these 8 popular reasons given by people who successfully retired in their 30s, 40s, and 50s.

February 16, 2023
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5 New Books with Surprising and Useful Ideas for Living Your Best Life

5 new books offer compelling arguments and strong evidence for surprising habits that will result in a healthier and happier life.

January 12, 2023
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How Gratitude Improves Your Financial Wellness (and Health Too): Happy Thanksgiving!

The holidays are a time to be thankful and practice gratitude. Science says it’s good for your emotional, physical, and financial well being.

November 16, 2022
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11 Bold Tips to Help You Enjoy Retirement: Plan for an Fantastically Happy Future

Only half of retirees actually enjoy retirement. Here are 11 ideas to help you achieve the happiness and fun you want.

October 20, 2022
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy: 11 Ways to Reduce Financial Stress

Don’t worry, be happy… Here are 11 real steps you can take that will enable you to experience less financial stress.

October 6, 2022

Financial Therapy: What is It and Why You Might Benefit from It

The bond between your emotions and money is strong and you are better off if you understand the relationship. Financial therapy can help.

September 15, 2022

7 Ways to Tame Financial Stress for a Wealthier Future

Thinking about money can be stressful. Find out how to use stress to your advantage and achieve a more secure future!

September 1, 2022

What You Can Learn From Millennials (Yes, Millennials) for a Better Financial Future

People often mock millennials, but here are 8 useful lessons from the generation about money and planning a secure future.

August 18, 2022

Retirement Depression: 9 Tips for Combating this Very Common Syndrome

Are you (or a loved one) experiencing retirement depression? Here are 9 ways to get help and overcome this real phenomenon.

July 28, 2022

What is Another Word for Retirement? There Has Got to Be Something Better!

We really need another word for retirement. We are not withdrawing. Most of us aren’t even stopping work! Here are some alternatives. What do you suggest?

July 21, 2022

Advice from Betty White on Not Retiring, Aging Well, and Living a Happy Life

Betty White, the Golden Girl, lived well and vibrantly and offered fans lots of insight into making the most of life at every age.

January 13, 2022
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120 Big Ideas for What to Do in Retirement

Retirement is not the end. It is the beginning. A restart in fact. Here is a massive list of what to do in retirement.

June 24, 2021
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Retirement Travel Trends and Tips for Funding Your Wanderlust

Do you dream of retirement travel? You aren’t alone and for good reason. Here’s a riddle for you: Question: What is the one thing you can buy in retirement that will make you richer, not poorer? Answer: Retirement travel Whether you are planning a weekend trip to visit family or around the world expedition, travel…

April 22, 2021
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Growing Old is Optional! 14 Stories of Amazing Accomplishments by People Older than You

Age is just a number.  In fact, even the word “old” means less and less these days as many of us stay healthy and active well past the traditional retirement age of 65.  Is 80 the new 40?  Or, is 100 a better benchmark age for enjoying life and achieving interesting things? Preparing for retirement…

September 24, 2020

The Right Kind of Stress for a Secure, Happy and Relaxed Retirement

When most people think about financial and retirement planning, feelings of stress, worry, and anxiety rise in our throats. This stress — while unpleasant — exists for good reason. Stress serves a purpose. Less than 50% of people have a written retirement plan. The majority of people simply don’t have enough saved for this time…

September 3, 2020
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What You Might Have in Common with Retiring Olympic Athletes

A new documentary, The Weight of Gold, explores the many mental health challenges that retired Olympic athletes face. You might be surprised to learn that those challenges are similar to what happens at retirement to many people in far more mundane jobs.  Retired Olympic athletes – and anyone who has retired from a job where…

August 19, 2020
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20 Best New Retirement Books for Summer Reading 2020

The summer of 2020 hasn’t felt much like a summer since we’ve been working from home and not traveling since March. Whether you’re going on an all-American road trip in August, making s’mores in the backyard, or even if your vacation plans have been put on hold till 2021, these new and newly updated retirement…

August 6, 2020

The Secret to a Happy Retirement? A Schedule!

Before retirement, life has a predictable routine. Work takes priority, and oftentimes everything else is scheduled around it. From laundry to mowing the lawn, many people plan and keep a routine so that everything gets done. After retirement, there’s nothing but time! So, it might seem that schedules aren’t crucial. But a routine might be…

July 5, 2020

Boldin Planner

Take financial wellness into your own hands and do it yourself retirement planning: easy, comprehensive, reliable.