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Read all about life in the third age: retirement issues, emotional issues in retirement, legacy planning, second careers, life after work, transitioning from success to significance, from money to meaning, from wealth to wisdom.

	Old rules no longer apply Just because you now have 50 extra hours a week of free time on your hands doesn't mean that your spouse will want to spend 49 of those hours with you!
	Should they stay or should they go Should they stay or go? Safety should always be your first priority when contemplating your parents’ care. Many older adults become victims of accidents that occur in their homes as it becomes increasingly difficult to walk up and down stairs, lug heavy grocery bags and cook nutritious meals.
	It’s time to retire retirement! Retirement as we know it has changed! And your retirement is not going to be your parents’ retirement because we are living longer and we are living healthier. So, you may spend up to a third of your life in retirement.
	Savings and retirement Recently, I attended the millionaire mind intensive. The event is largely based on Harv Eker’s brilliant book called, the secrets of a millionaire mind, and deals with why some of us are programmed to succeed at wealth, while others are programmed to fail.
	Family estate planning- how do I divide my stuff? Let’s face it, contemplating the division of your financial assets and personal possessions after you're gone is uncomfortable to contemplate. And most of us choose to neglect the difficult issues that arise when reflecting on how to divvy up our stuff .
	Planning for life after work: what’s next? Planning for life after work- what's next? For many, work is how we define who we are. We live in a culture which strongly dictates that we identify with our work roles, defines who we are by what we do and routinely structure our lives so that we know where we are expected to be on Monday morning.
	Me and my aging parent We are blessed to be living in a time in which advances in medicine and technology have resulted in greater longevity. Yet, living longer also means that a greater number of North Americans will be living with serious health conditions.
	Navigating retirement For many, retirement will be a time of renewal and rejuvenation, enabling the pursuit of new hobbies and activities. Yet for others, retirement will be challenging as it forces us to forge new social networks and personal identities.
	Women, money and retirement Results revealed that women were less financially prepared and more financially anxious than men. Unlike men, however, their regrets over having delayed retirement planning affected their life satisfaction.
	Money, retirement and happiness Money and retirement happiness- many Canadian women have not planned for their financial well-being in old age. Results indicated that they tend to regret their previous saving decisions, consequently decreasing their financial and life satisfaction.