Retirement Talk for Boomers, Seniors, and Retirees
Retirement Talk is an audio podcast intended to help people who are retired, or considering retirement, to examine their own lives. We will consider retirement in all its facets - not just financial. We want to examine our own lives and those of others, who seem to have looked closely, made choices, and are pretty happy with the consequences We want to encourage thought and action.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 833
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
553 Taxes & The Good Life
"Taxes are the price we pay for civilization society" so said Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Of course this is the way it should work. Sometimes things go wrong and taxes are assessed u…
00:08:08 |
Sun 03 Dec 2017
552 Retirement & Guilt
Some folks feel a tinge of guilt upon retirement. They feel like they should be doing something productive or meaningful with their lives. Perhaps we need to take a step back and consider what we are…
00:07:00 |
Sun 26 Nov 2017
551 A Second Opinion
As we get older more medical issues require attention. We have all heard of getting a second opinion for medical issues. I have had some experience with this throughout the years. Here is something t…
00:07:59 |
Sun 26 Nov 2017
551 A Second Opinion
As we get older more medical issues require attention. We have all heard of getting a second opinion for medical issues. I have had some experience with this throughout the years. Here is something t…
00:07:59 |
Sun 19 Nov 2017
550 Retiring At The Same Time
What is it like when one spouse decides to retire and the other one decides to do the same at the same time? Does it work well? Here is one example that might set you to thinking.
00:05:59 |
Sun 12 Nov 2017
549 Relocating (2)
Here is the second of a series dealing with retiring and relocating. Should we venture down the road or stay close? Here are a few more examples and lessons to keep in mind.
00:07:56 |
Sun 05 Nov 2017
548 Relocating
Retiring and relocating is an option. Many of us want to make more than one change when we end the daily routine. Should we venture down the road or stay close? Here is one story.
00:07:41 |
Sun 29 Oct 2017
547 What Now (Part 2)
This is the second part in a two part series concerning what to do after retiring. These are just some examples of what has worked for me and I am sure others over the years. They follow the Spinozia…
00:06:53 |
Sun 22 Oct 2017
546 What Now
Retiring is something new - for most of us. What will we do? Which way will we turn? What will bring us the most happiness? Do we even know what happiness is? We might want to give it some thought.
00:07:02 |
Sun 15 Oct 2017
545 Living Home Free
Sometimes we throw caution to the wind and live our dreams. This podcast is about two such stories. Retirement can be a time to realize ideas of life as we always wished. All it takes is...
00:06:50 |
Fri 06 Oct 2017
544 When Should I Retire
We don't really know how long we will live. That presents a problem when we consider retirement. No way of getting around that unknown fact. We have to make our best guess. Then we have to make the m…
00:08:01 |
Sun 01 Oct 2017
543 Retirement & Food
"Time to eat" my mother would say. And we would all bound to the table. It was a delightful moment. It still is - even more so. Retirement offers us time to prepare, consume and enjoy food like no ot…
00:07:58 |
Sun 24 Sep 2017
542 Assist or Enable
Are we really helping when we help? Or are we just enabling? Sometimes it is hard to tell. But it is an important question. We do want to help but sometimes we goes to far and interferes with someone…
00:07:16 |
Sun 17 Sep 2017
541 Out Of It
Change comes so fast it is impossible to not feel overwhelmed at times. We hear our children or grandchildren talk and don't quite know the language. We can kick back and let it all go. Must we alway…
00:05:15 |
Sun 10 Sep 2017
540 The Pause
If we are going to a lead a retired life with meaning it is obligatory to pause: to pause and think. When we retire we have a bit more time for reflection. We need to build it into our busy schedule.…
00:07:40 |
Thu 07 Sep 2017
526Finding Meaning
Parents give meaning to our lives as children; then teachers and then bosses. Family and work responsibilities shape much of our interests and time. Then comes retirement and many of us find ourselve…
00:07:17 |
Sat 02 Sep 2017
539 Irresponsible
Is being irresponsible always bad? Some people seem to look on it as nothing more than taking a bit of a risk. That can't be all bad. Retirement rids us of lots of responsibility and opens the door f…
00:07:03 |
Sun 27 Aug 2017
538 Focus on Things You can Control
We can spend a lot of time on things of which we have no control. Our thoughts and sleep can be cut short. It might be best to accept what we must and focus on those things we can control or at least…
00:08:05 |
Sun 20 Aug 2017
537 Reconnecting
There is no friend like an old friend. Someone must have said that. Retirement allows us time to reach back and reconnect. It also allows us time to reach out and make new friends. It may involves a …
00:07:47 |
Sun 13 Aug 2017
536 Exploring
Retiring and exploring go hand in hand. At least they can. Many believe they have to jump on a jet to far distant places to explore. Not so. Many new experiences can be had very close to home for tho…
00:07:31 |
Sun 06 Aug 2017
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