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"Unleashing the Power of Life Planning: The George Kinder Approach To Planning Your Retirement"

Introduction: Your Retirement is a significant life transition that you will look forward to with great anticipation. It's a time when...

Oct 9, 20234 min read

How to become a ‘Retirement Rebel’ for a higher ‘Return on Life’

Northwestern University's SuperAgeing Study defines a "SuperAger" (or retirement rebel as I like to call them) as a person in their 80s...

Oct 3, 20233 min read

Procrastination and the Power of Now: Overcoming Obstacles in Your Retirement

Introduction: Procrastination is a common struggle that many individuals face, especially when it comes to making decisions about their...

Sep 23, 20232 min read

Cracking the Code of a Long and Happy Retirement

Introduction: So much focus on creating a long and happy retirement is centered around numbers, spreadsheets and investment valuations,...

Sep 18, 20232 min read

Breaking Free From The Taboo: Redefining Retirement and Embracing Financial Freedom

Introduction: Retirement life has been drilled into humans over the past 50 years or so which has created a false narrative about what...

Sep 8, 20232 min read

From 4% Rule to 8% Fool: Unleashing Your Inner Retirement Spending Rockstar

Introduction: Retirement planning can be complex and daunting, especially when it comes to determining the best income strategies. In...

Aug 30, 20232 min read

Navigating Retirement: Finding Flow & Building Social Connections

Introduction: Retirement is a significant life transition that brings about a multitude of challenges, both emotional and financial. In...

Aug 25, 20232 min read

Navigating Retirement: Insights from the Retirement Answer Man

Introduction Retirement is a significant life transition that comes with its own set of challenges. In episode 13 of the Humans vs...

Aug 16, 20232 min read

Lessons & Experiences through the lens of a real-life retirement journey

Here are my top 3 takeaways following a wonderful conversation with Andy Murphy on episode 11 of The Humans vs Retirement Podcast 1. ...

Jun 29, 20234 min read

Why 'retirement' is a flawed concept!

Here are my top 3 takeaways following a wonderful conversation with Carl Richards on episode 10 of The Humans vs Retirement Podcast 1. ...

Jun 23, 20234 min read

Don't fade away but thrive in retirement

Here are my top 3 takeaways following a wonderful conversation with author and journalist Celia Dodd on episode 9 of The Humans vs...

Jun 14, 20234 min read

Navigating the changing relationship with your spouse in retirement

Here are my top 3 takeaways following episode 8 of the Humans vs Retirement Podcast with Ashley Quamme 1. Effective communication is...

Jun 9, 20233 min read

Retirement should not be viewed as the third and final phase of life

Here are my top 3 takeaways following Episode 7 of the podcast with Dr Thomas Mathar 1. Have a meaningful connection to the future...

Jun 1, 20234 min read

The Anchors of Retirement Well-Being

Here are my top 3 takeaways following Episode 6 of the Humans vs Retirement Podcast with Pauline Johnson-Zielonka 1. The retirement...

May 22, 20233 min read

When Can I Retire? - 3 Tips to Help Fund Contentment in Retirement

When can I retire? - Following Episode 5 of The Humans vs Retirement Podcast with Brian Portnoy I wanted to summarise 3 top tips for...

May 17, 20233 min read

Dispelling 3 BIG Retirement Myths

There are many myths when it comes to this man made invention we have come to call 'retirement' Following my brilliant conversation with...

May 11, 20234 min read

The Psychology Behind Spending Money in Retirement...

Here are my top 3 takeaways from my brilliant conversation with Dr Joy Lere on Episode 3 of The Humans vs Retirement Podcast 1. Spend...

May 3, 20234 min read

How Our Money Can Make Us Truly 'Wealthy'...

Here are my top 3 takeaways from my brilliant conversation on The Humans vs Retirement Podcast with Dr Daniel Crosby 1. Retirement...

Apr 25, 20233 min read

Happiness, Fulfilment & Contentment in Retirement...

Here are my top 3 key takeaways from my brilliant conversation on the Humans vs Retirement Podcast with Neil Bage... 1. Finding new...

Apr 17, 20233 min read