by Leslie | Mar 18, 2021 | Lifestyle, Spending Time, Stories
Some of us see retirement as an opportunity to change our lives and fulfill big dreams. In the fall of 2017, Ronna Benjamin and her husband Mike did just that. They sold their home of 30 years and most of their possessions, moved onto their 49-foot sailboat and headed...
by Leslie | Sep 3, 2020 | Getting Ready, Relationships
Deciding when to retire is a big decision; in fact, it may be one of the most important ones we make during our lifetime. With our increased longevity over previous generations, many of us will live another 20, 30 or even 40 years after we leave our full-time careers....
by Leslie | Jul 23, 2020 | Getting Ready, Interviews with Experts
Marcia Mantell is passionate about Social Security. And she’s on a crusade to educate women about how critical Social Security is in planning for their retirement. She launched her retirement consulting firm in 2005 and is considered a retirement industry go-to-person...
by Leslie | May 28, 2020 | Getting Ready, Stories
When Roxanne and I teamed up to write a book about retirement for women, we wanted the content to be about the social and emotional aspects of this transition, based on the experiences of women who had already retired. So we created a questionnaire and invited women...
by Leslie | Mar 19, 2020 | Getting Ready, Stories
In our previous post, Roxanne shared her thoughts about deciding when and how to retire. Now it’s Leslie’s turn to tell you about her very different retirement journey. See if you relate: I’m a serial retiree. I’ve done it three times. I started my working years in...
