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Home / Work and money / Financial / Archive by category Retirement
Raising the retirement age: what does it mean for you?

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...

04/12/2015 | Financial Money Retirement | 1 Comment
Retirement: green light for change

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....

27/10/2015 | Retirement | 0 Comments
Pensions: what do the new changes mean?

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?

22/12/2014 | Financial Retirement | 0 Comments
From premières to prisons

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 …

31/01/2014 | Making a difference Retirement | 0 Comments
Five top tips for a very visible retirement

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 …

07/11/2013 | Retirement | 0 Comments
Five steps to a fulfilling retirement

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? …

21/08/2013 | Friendship Retirement Volunteering | 1 Comment
How not to retire

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 …

06/08/2013 | Retirement | 0 Comments
New-age aristocrats – how to enjoy retirement

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 …

22/07/2013 | Retirement | 0 Comments
Do women ever retire? Appearances are everything

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 …

20/05/2013 | Retirement Style Trends and inspiration | 1 Comment
Do women ever retire? A meditation on 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 …

08/04/2013 | Retirement | 1 Comment
Do women ever retire? Measuring life in lunches…

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 …

21/03/2013 | Retirement | 0 Comments
Do women ever retire? Good commands for dogs and people

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 …

13/03/2013 | Retirement | 0 Comments

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