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My Status R journey has gone on for nearly ten months. Experts call this first stage of retirement the honeymoon phase, which can be anywhere from six months to two years. With Thanksgiving around the corner, it's an apt time to express how grateful I am for enjoying it as such. My retirement honeymoon has been a classic affair: travel, beach, late-night Netflix. There's been productive stuff too, including a house project I'm so proud of I believe it deserves a feature in

I have renewed a relationship. I take its temperature every day and revise my decisions so that the relationship may continue to enrich...

Like many retirees, I've been doing some leisure traveling. I recently attended my forty-fifth college reunion in Massachusetts, a...

In my previous post I included a list of projects and activities I want and plan to pursue now that I have more free time. I am happy to...

Eight weeks into retirement, I have two things to share: I felt nostalgic for work, and it's easy to become overwhelmed by options. I'll...

A few days ago, I caught up with a friend who retired in his 50s from a career in finance, and asked him about his initial experiences of...

A few days ago, I caught up with a friend who retired in his 50s from a career in finance, and asked him about his initial experiences of...

By Jo Ramirez, Guest Blogger Forty-two years of teaching elementary school led to retirement. I felt ready. My husband's health had...

A funny thing happened in the third week of retirement, which was last week. I worked. Not a lot, but enough to realize that for me as...

I finally did it. After years of receiving promotional membership offers, I have just joined AARP. After all, I am in my third week of...

Immediately after breakfast the first day of retirement, I went straight to check my work email. It's hard to quit cold turkey. I also...

For several months, I contemplated the precise date for my retirement. I would settle on a date in my mind, only to later push it back. I...