Category: Retire Slowly

If you’ve been a high-profile football coach all your life and it’s defined everything about you, who are you when you retire? It’s a question that Nick Saban, the 72-year old former coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide is likely mulling over these days. Saban retired from his head coaching job at the University of […]

How would you rate yourself for living your best life? Just before my morning run today I read in the Wall Street Journal that America is no longer in the Top 20 of the happiest nations. The United States’ happiness ranking dropped significantly according to the World Happiness Report 2024. This year, the US ranked […]

What’s your name? Where are you from? And what’s your major? When you went away to college you had a chance to reinvent yourself. You were meeting people who didn’t know your history, embracing new experiences, trying out new food and routines, etc.  Well here’s some good news; in retirement you have the same possibility […]

It’s important to recognize the stages of retirement and plan our experiences accordingly. In his thought-provoking book “Die With Zero,” Bill Perkins expands on dividing these years into three phases – the “Go-go” years, the “Slow-go” years, and the “No-go” years. These stages highlight how our energy and health fluctuate throughout retirement, impacting how we […]

While the term ‘retirement’ is pretty universally understood, it’s not always well-loved and doesn’t often fit. It sounds so final in terms of personal usefulness and it has connotations of loss of purpose. In reality, many people continue some level of employment, doing contract or temporary work. They find new passions where then can apply […]

So much retirement planning is about money.  The typical big question is, “Will you have enough to retire comfortably?”  Or even, “When will we have enough to retire?” It’s certainly important to think about your financial situation and prepare accordingly, but I’d submit that there’s a bigger question you need to answer. What are you […]

“I’ve enjoyed reading your articles about retirement, but I figure I’ll retire when I’m 107!” My friend said this as they were walking away from our morning coffee meeting. I’m sure it was meant to be funny, but it’s been on my mind for a few weeks now. For one thing, we’re living longer and that […]

My latest post is live on the Humble Dollar blog. It discusses the importance of relationships, and cultivating those before, during and after retirement. And I also note that if you choose a phased retirement it makes that process easier to navigate. Read directly at: https://humbledollar.com/2024/01/some-friendly-advice/