Retirement - Money Isn't Everything
Wed, January 11, 2012 | Post a Comment | Boring, BORING, Boring!!!
This is EXACTLY the kind of subject that BORES people to death. That’s why it's avoided. Unfortunately, time marches on, and most people reach retirement totally unprepared and confused about how to make sense out of this phase of their lives. If you would rather not have this happen to you, you might want to spend a few minutes reading and thinking about some of these things.
This one is ALL ABOUT YOU
That's what makes this an interesting and valuable book for everyone to read. The authors prove there are a LOT more important things besides money to think about as you plan for the future. It's never too early to start looking down the road and getting clear about where you want to wind up.
When you're talking you can always find solutions and agreements.
The clearer you are the more focused you'll be and you have the rest of your life to make sure you get where you want to go. Roberta Taylor and Dorian Minzter’s idea is to present a strategy that gets couples talking about issues related to this phase of life.
Here are just some of the issues they put on the table.
- What are my goals for the next stage of life? Learn a new language, travel, a vacation home, volunteer work.
- Do I want to keep working and what are my options if I do?
- How do financial decisions get made in our relationship? Am I happy with that or do I want to make changes?
- Are our healthcare needs covered?
- Do we want to explore a different life style?
- What is most important for us to do as a couple? All of these things lead you to draft a shared vision that you can revise annually.
This book raises an important issue and helps couples get it on the table and begin talking about it and that is how they can have the best possible retirement.