Raising the retirement age: what does it mean for you?
Planning for retirement is crucial. But this was simply not possible for a certain group of women. Beccy explains more...
Retirement: green light for change
Retirement: the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? You’ve done the job you had to do. Now it’s your time to do the job you want to do....
Pensions: what do the new changes mean?
The way we use our pensions is set to change dramatically. But what’s in it for you?
From premières to prisons
How the rewards of volunteering make up for moving from the “A-list” to no list at all. I started my career as an actress. My more memorable …
Five top tips for a very visible retirement
Retirement doesn’t have to mean winding down. Do you find that the world seems to think that, once you retire, your brain turns off, your body shrivels …
Five steps to a fulfilling retirement
Planning ahead can lead to a happy, fulfilling retirement. Are you still working and enjoying your work? Are you anxious about what retirement will be like? …
How not to retire
Can retirement really be fulfilling? If you’re due to retire, it may or may not be because you have chosen to do so. Even if it’s your choice, you may …
New-age aristocrats – how to enjoy retirement
QUESTION: What do I do after work? ANSWER: Join the Aristocracy. If the soul has food for study and learning, nothing is more delightful than an old age of …
Do women ever retire? Appearances are everything
The fourth in a series on the ups and downs of early retirement I have figured out why retirement was once required at the age of 65: we need the extra time …
Do women ever retire? A meditation on time
The third in a series on the ups and downs of early retirement In the beginning, there was no retirement. There were no old people. In the Stone Age, everyone …
Do women ever retire? Measuring life in lunches…
The second in a series on the ups and downs of early retirement Women planning their retirement have no problem finding information about finances, healthcare …
Do women ever retire? Good commands for dogs and people
Drop it. Leave it. They mean the same thing: just let it go right now. I speak in a calm, authoritative voice, and my dog Lola swallows the dead mouse she …