Footlose Old-timer
Elderly poverty – shocking but true!Do you know how it is to be broke? A few years after retirement, I was down on my luck. I mean really down. All my business ventures failed, my retirement pension was almost depleted and I still had two kids in college. It was horrible, to say the least,…
Retirement these days is drastically different from a few years ago when it simply means to stop working, laze around the house entire day while living off a retirement pension. Now, everybody wants to retire in style. They want to get the most out of it, i.e., spend their days the way they want to,…
Two weeks ago, I passed by a pick-up truck with this sticker on the back. I did not mind it until I was a few steps away. So I hurried back and took this picture. The message, at face value, is satirically funny. Yet it is laden with a deeper meaning for a lot of…
Have you ever mowed your lawn using not a mechanized or motorized mower, but the old mechanical, push and pull type? A week ago, I did. It is one of those “do-it-yourself” things I love to do. This time, however, there was nothing lovable about it It was pure hard labor I almost quit several times…
Do you know that your habits can make or break you? Your habits as a child earned you parental praises or a disciplinary smack on the butt. Then you started going to school and developed new habits – habits that either made you the darling of the class or the class bully. Which was it?
Can the life of a senior be described? No! Objects can be described, but seniors are people and people cannot be described – especially seniors. You have to live and experience it to know how it is to be one. So if you are not, be patient. You will soon find out. Suffice it is…
Online RomanceDo you use online dating sites? I do. So do a lot of men and women worldwide. In fact, about 40 million Americans use dating sites. Among them, the adult sector, 55 to 64 years old, is registering the fastest growth: from 6% in 2013 to 12% in 2015. Dating sites have come a long…
Bags are packed and ready to go! Travel is good both for the mind and body. And if planned well, it can be very memorable, especially for seniors who are in their nostalgic stage in life. It is fun, exciting, and educational. You get to see new places, meet and talk to different peoples, experience…
Do you know how it feels to look at unpaid bills, yet with nothing to pay them for? I do. Though it happened a long time ago, thinking about them still makes stomach form knots, draws perspiration from my forehead, and raises my blood pressure a bit. They make me cringe in fear that they…
There is magic in retirementAbout 4 million Americans retire each year? Yes, for them, the day has finally come to change clothes – from office to retirement. On their last day of office, they all ask themselves the familiar question, “Now what?”