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 Roxanne | Feb 4, 2021 | Getting Ready, Lifestyle, Relationships, Spending Time, Stories
Dorri Raposa had a big job. A senior vice president at HDR, a firm with 10,000 employees who provide engineering, architectural, environmental and construction services around the world, she was the first woman and non-engineer to attain that position in the company’s...
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 | 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 Roxanne | Mar 19, 2020 | Getting Ready, Identity, Stories
In this Retirement Voices blog post, we thought it made sense to explore some of the factors that go into making the decision to retire—starting with the “when.” Roxanne’s going to take the lead on this post since she’s currently sorting that out: I’ve been working...
