5S and Muda – Crucial Tools for Just In Time Retirement For the older worker, a wage-paying job or career has no future. Using it to build an inventory (waste) of wealth to provide for an unknowable future hampers one from adding value to the Learn More
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Can Whole 30 Diet Relieve Joint Pain? [My Friend Thinks So]
Have you heard of the Whole 30 Diet? I’d never heard of Whole 30 until a childhood friend posted his opinion of it on Facebook. Because of his super-positive experience, he wanted to share it with friends. He posted pictures of himself looking trim and Learn More
Just in Time Retirement in a Just in Time World
Well, how do you teach an old dog new tricks? In most cases, maybe you can’t. The way we conduct business has changed fundamentally over the last 30 years. Those that adopted these changes have the opportunity to thrive and those that couldn’t adapt to Learn More
Cause of Morning Joint Stiffness [Ways to Feel Better]
If you’re like me and almost every other baby boomer on the planet, you’ve experienced some kind of morning joint stiffness. Rest assured, though, the cause of morning joint stiffness isn’t necessarily because of arthritis or another dreaded condition. While our bodies naturally change as Learn More
Solutions if you Didn’t Save Enough for Retirement
If you’re a baby boomer who didn’t save enough for retirement or lost your savings in the stock market crash of 2008, you’re not alone – an estimated 45% of boomers have zero savings for their retirement. If you’re looking for a practical solution to Learn More
The Secret to a Long Life [The Benefits of Cross Country Skiing]
“It’s a beautiful day for a workout,” she said as she glided past me skiing with ease like a woman 20 years her junior. My last cross-country skiing adventure was completely invigorating! By the end of the 4.5k loop, I felt totally revitalized. While my Learn More
How to Cope with 9 Retirement Stress Factors Boomers Face
Stress is a normal part of life, and needless to say, retirement stress can be more difficult than any other life-changing event baby boomers have dealt with up to this point. Everyone’s heard the expression, “aging gracefully”, and indeed, this simple adage is good advice. Learn More
A Generation Lost In Space
How to retire? Amass a huge inventory of wealth and then go on a spending spree until you die. This wealth is not to be built by normal means, it can only grow by speculating that others, just as ignorant, will continue to push the Learn More
Is it Better to Take Social Security at 62 or Wait [Do the Math]
Are you listening to the media and plan to work indefinitely building your retirement nest egg? Are you waiting until age 70 to apply for Social Security benefits so you can get the highest monthly payout? Waiting until 70 is not necessarily the best idea. Learn More
What Retirement Was Like Before Social Security
Many conclude that retirement before Social Security was horrible, but was it? For nearly 250 years during colonial times, on the frontier, and until the late 1890s, families made their living in rural farm communities. The family unit was self-reliant and self-sufficient. They did not Learn More
Yoga Relieves Stress and Anxiety in Older Adults
The good news is that yoga is scientifically proven to relieve stress and anxiety in older adults. That’s no surprise to me because as a woman over 60 who has practiced yoga for many years, I can tell you with certainty that yoga really does Learn More
What Happens to Old People Who Don’t Save for Retirement?
Everyday is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we’ve got 24 hours each. –Christopher Rice ___________________________________ “What happens to old people who don’t save for retirement?” When I read questions like this on the internet, Learn More
Nutritional Benefits of Cucumbers for Healthier Aging
Part of our self-reliant-retirement-lifestyle is growing our own organic vegetables. It helps to round out our food budget without having to pay high prices at the supermarket for organically grown. But, what I truly love are the many health benefits that home-grown vegetables provide. (Find Learn More
Best Cream for Cracked Heels [I Solved My Problem]
After 25 years of cracked heel anxiety, I solved my problem with the best cream for cracked heels! Disclosure: This article contains Amazon affiliate links to products we recommend. If you click through and make a purchase through these links, we’ll get a small commission, Learn More
What is it Like to be Debt-Free? 8 Traits of a Debt-Free Retiree
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be debt-free? If so, you’re on the right track to becoming a rebel retiree. In a world where the average baby boomer enters retirement with mortgage payments, car notes, credit card debt, and sometimes student loans, the Learn More
Plan Now for a Healthy, Happy Retirement
The greatest wealth is health” – Roman Poet, Virgil Plan Now for a Healthy Retirement If you’re only thinking of financial planning when it comes to your retirement, you are making one of the biggest mistakes of your life. Your health should be more important Learn More
Boost Male Vitality! The Benefits of Ashwagandha for Men
Do you know someone that could use a little more zest, but thinks that ashwagandha is strictly for women? Let’s put that to rest once and for all. The power of ashwagandha is remarkable. It is well recognized for its results in boosting male vitality. Men Learn More
Are you Afraid to Retire? Conquer Peer Pressure!
Are you afraid to retire because of peer pressure? Unless you’ve learned to successfully conquer peer pressure, you are still conforming to its negative ideology, including behaving in ways that your peer group thinks you should about your retirement. Before the peer group, your life Learn More
Are Reading Glasses From the Dollar Store Any Good?
Are cheap reading glasses from the dollar store any good? Perhaps you’ve been wondering that. I know I have been for years! Let me explain. Dollar store reading glasses have been on my desk ever since a local anchorwoman for WWL-TV in New OrIeans, mentioned in Learn More
How to Solve the Poverty Consciousness Trap in Retirement
Poverty Consciousness – the subtle conditioning about money you don’t know you have. Suppose I asked you if you have a poverty consciousness? How would you answer? Would it be based on the size of your home, the price tag of your clothing, or the Learn More
5 Reasons to Embrace Change in Retirement
Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Change is unavoidable. For this reason, if we want to be happy retirees, we must embrace change with gusto like never before. We should commit to thriving, Learn More