https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-community-blog.html Lots of retirement advice & retirement ideas from Wendy, your Retirement Guide, AND retirees worldwide who have "been there and done that" already! Come share the Retirement Journey... en-us senior community Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:20:42 -0400 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:20:42 -0400 retirement-online.com https://www.retirement-online.com/building-a-sense-of-direction-later-in-life.htmld5e6fa8c19374d2f583037fb42c2e57eYou finally get time—real time—and instead of feeling free, you can feel a little… untethered. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:20:22 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/hobbies-vs-purpose-in-retirement.html5a4792ec0006d0570d7418c91f76f4c8This is one of those topics that sounds simple… until you’re living it. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:56:20 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/what-gives-life-meaning-after-work.html93a3b0fb18a1393a7fa2b680ebe36584For many of us, work quietly carried more meaning than we realized... now what? Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:34:50 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/loss-of-identity-after-retirement.html68dbf3a167e52c097cf9df531f4acc4dFor many people, retirement is supposed to feel like freedom... what happened? Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:14:35 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/what-to-expect-as-you-age.html5cac81c82ee12cf4e11b8e6e5cc3fae7What to Expect as You Age: 50s, 60s, 70s and Beyond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:29:35 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/emotional-support-for-seniors.html37fe212d3f1799b89dbf60145c90e30cEmotional Reality: anxiety/depression, loneliness, emotional shifts over time Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:20:15 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-2013-and-now.htmla9ee188a11a6753f4dc253ab45880b52I first wrote when I retired in 2013 about how retirement was so different. Now I find myself in 2025 almost retiring again! I had picked up a volunteer Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:44:24 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/my-journey-into-retirement.html84f28f7c8ea09eb54a38c0dc2a1d6c76HELLO TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES After a stellar corporate career, I was retrenched around age 55 and so I bought a series of small firms (they were interesting, Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:36:41 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/need-to-move-to-afford-retirement.htmlda6d494c9be21d5df114c6f1725e30d4My wife and I live in CA. I am 65 and she just turned 60. We've come to the conclusion that we cannot afford to retire here completely. Our grown children Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:32:43 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/happiness-in-retirement-survey.html8d539378d1417a2aa802815bb1383746Happiness in Retirement Survey: Check out what retirees said!
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:06:00 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/my-caregiving-journey1.htmla8b642084fada6701be76d8a4637303dOOPS! Go here! My Caregiving Journey Sat, 4 Apr 2026 07:34:34 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/emotional-social-life.html596c05bbe6a1f0234f33231ede36914aAnxiety, depression, marriage, divorce, family, and friends… let’s talk. Wed, 1 Apr 2026 16:08:03 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/powering-the-greys.html6e63cba686db6d168c1adc67d953d609We are reading this story on the internet today, due to the massive reinvention of the digital world. Impacting many seniors, this means the world has Mon, 2 Mar 2026 15:44:25 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/and-yet-another-day-has-begun.htmld3102a2c36dfc1e6084dead8deb9c543Life of a retiree can sure be mysterious. Why do I say that? Because every day becomes a new adventure. Some adventures bring you up and some drag you
Mon, 2 Mar 2026 15:40:46 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/advice-aftercancer-back-pain.html4ff1251f905b4cb8728db768728b6e47Have been retired since 2014. Went through anti estrogen therapy for 6 years for breast cancer. Cancer free. I am lucky. However past two years, the Mon, 2 Mar 2026 15:38:52 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/when-helping-too-much-isnt-helping-at-all.html9dbb2337c5ed04834aa604c413076a90Caregiving has a sneaky side. We step in because we can. Because it’s faster. Because we’re stronger. Because we’ve done this before and know how hard Mon, 2 Mar 2026 15:34:53 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/Orthostatic-Tremor.html53fd5a8455c003063f18db0bd5b448b2orthostatic tremor, a very rare medical issue Mon, 2 Mar 2026 12:09:34 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/my-caregiving-journey.htmlbd9104ffceb3c4cebd0267430d40d7ddMy Caregiving Journey: Wendy, Retirement-Online
Mon, 2 Mar 2026 11:15:14 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/fussy.htmle00cbca72c3470def98ca2ef906b8c60Hmmm… I live in a condo and recently at a dinner party another cinco owner told me twice I was rude because I served a bit of salad on the plates without Mon, 2 Mar 2026 10:30:26 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/time-flies.htmld932a7b56432ffbe653f40ffb5ac98f8Hello there all: I simply cannot believe I hit my 10-year anniversary for being retired right around the Thanksgiving holiday, 2025. It has been a Mon, 2 Mar 2026 10:26:22 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-both-before-and-during.htmldb4701156ebb6bd1e10d4bd15d8031b4Good afternoon: I have been away from this site for some time now, and it used to be one of the things I looked forward to – composing and writing little Mon, 2 Mar 2026 10:16:41 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/helping-retirees-navigate-the-transition-share-your-experience.html352adf521c5bb5e1cc8aedb8fee012acI have spent many years in Human Resources helping people prepare for and transition into retirement. Over time, I noticed that while some retirees adjust Mon, 2 Mar 2026 09:40:10 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/work-optional-purpose-giving_back.html29f35c7169ba20f459d4dbcdfaf7c485Work-Optional, Purpose, Giving Back Wed, 7 Jan 2026 10:36:36 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/daily-life-simple-joys.html7f7a30208b4c0e7bd762095cc9187601Living Day to Day in Retirement Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:47:11 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-money-scammers.html14fadf0f66abd9367db8fb2b70968208Retirement Money & Scam Safety
Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:07:14 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/health-aging-energy.htmlb180c9d8dc128479cf4601719f2b4657We age, we lose energy... lets work on this! Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:06:14 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-mindset-identity.htmlf6cedd882c515c82eec07c452c52b62dRetirement MIndset: Your identity, Who Am I Now?
Sun, 4 Jan 2026 10:48:49 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/current-dilemma.html441a834614b01a42b3cd44e813887b7fGood morning: I would say that I have been a bad boy by not posting any funny stories. But truth of the matter is one thing about me - I must be in the Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:56:06 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-and-what-ive-learned.htmlaef41d7d2c1eb50e973cc559f0daa5b1It is true that I haven’t been here in quite a while and well, there are no excuses. I didn’t listen to my own advice. What advice do you ask? In a nutshell, Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:46:39 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/wit-of-a-grandpa.html6ea52a9375f79a3583e8a3ef83601659Just little old me trying to get back into my writing habit. You know, say something funny, provide some useless information, and last but not least a Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:43:16 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/financesinvesting.html2f72ec0faaffa9bf4dd2c1dc9dcf15fbRicardo here! I thought that I would add some thoughts & suggestions on money matters, saving, investing etc. These basic principles have worked for Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:42:00 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/thought-for-today.html41203f4ec987ce35a7a5d2072c35728dI have been a blogger sharing our retirement escapades for quite a few years now. Lately though I have merely been providing little quips to hopefully Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:38:54 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-ah-to-be-retired.htmlea255f1d19085e92d736acdf06532bd8But what does that mean? Sit back with your feet up sipping Margaritas – the life of leisure. Not true! There is a lot to be said about the saying “Use Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:35:08 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/rv-living-coming-to-an-end-what-now.html9216057705b46231cc7dd42377a54f36Should I buy a house in retirement? I am financially able but wondering if there is another path to 'sticks and bricks' living that is more flexible. Mon, 6 Jan 2025 15:29:55 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/working-versus-not-working-in-retirement-feedback.html5051076c8abb48e472d4b06b97b4c943Hi Baby Boomers/Retiree's, I held off retiring until my job was eliminated out from under me. I was tired at 66 but had friends who were still gainfully Mon, 6 Jan 2025 15:25:40 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/and-yet-another-year-has-passed.html8a5c36f1f9f98dfc6b5ab0f2f20ce241I have been negligent in keeping up with my blog site and been scolding myself for not paying more attention to it. That's what happens when we get old, Mon, 6 Jan 2025 15:18:59 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/family.html987d1af2677a8d48f74ff71ae31695ddI have been retired for twelve years and I am low income. However, my daughter and I made a temporary guardianship a couple of years ago of my oldest grandson Mon, 6 Jan 2025 15:02:35 -0500 https://www.retirement-online.com/help.html274e6b35a69fbc72e834b66abcd9d8e8Just retired after working 30 years. I am having a hard time, I feel like I am in a weird place. I just picked up and left my job like it was nothing. Sat, 20 Jul 2024 19:41:05 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/what-if-gratitude.htmlacc77d3cf5494586ff9872d0db866134Have you ever given any thought to all the “What if” type questions we think of when we allow our minds to wander too far off the “here and now?” Many Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:12:16 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/journaling.html0375aa775e8582dee614ad516c3d3610This post is about keeping busy during our retirement years, something I have been struggling with for the past year or so. It is quite easy to get up
Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:06:31 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/summer-gratitude.htmlf7ab723afc369bcc684484970f009060Summer gratitude. Watching my small granddaughter playing alone in the sandbox, making pies. So content and busy in the make-believe world that is the Sun, 14 Jul 2024 09:53:59 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/seniors-and-life.html9968b9759b36a942355baf11bffde552Life, one can only envision how it will be We are born, develop, grow, mature, age, and die Along the way we love, marry, raise children, and make friends Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:39:28 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/morning-views.htmle7cb928fc5baa30821d69ded3d66ebc4Ah, the life of a retiree! What is it you look forward to every morning when you wake? For us, it is sitting at a small what we like to call our breakfast
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:27:06 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/living-longer-than-husband.html2b3bb0cb2f2b2a9c408c1d1399a23bbaMy husband isn't expected to survive his illness. I will be alone as I have no children or family. Any advice anyone can give me as to how to survive Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:16:55 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/new-job-curator-for-40th-anniversary.html2e2574cf96545d8ecbb76ab33a0be29eI emailed to my local community organization here in Geelong, Australia advising that I was looking for a project. The background is that my latest
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:11:06 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/saugatuck.html33f70ad07f92465a6f9f0231fdc40a1aWendy, yes, the 4th is around the corner and we are headed to one of my favorite spots in the state of Michigan, SAUGATUCK! We love your home state. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:07:33 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/retirement-caregiver-for-my-husband.html6218c30692af325256f6dcabaf57bd3dI retired after 25 years in August and in mid October of the same year my husband was diagnosed with a rare Degenerative Neurological Disease which includes Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:24:33 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/staying-positive-returning-to-college.html5977edcd589e4b354c16399897670a9eWell, my story is this year, I hit the big one, birthday, that is. I have been retired for going on 9 years now, and so far, so good! I even have Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:48:06 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/housing.html4e2808b2eb04b68f869cd79060674075Down sizing went a different direction for us when we moved to a restricted age community some 10 years ago after having lived in the house we built and Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:38:48 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/so-glad-i-found-this-blog.html65e4737d07acea11d2bc098d9cdcd725I am enjoying the personable style and I love to learn from other soon to be or already retired folks. Thank you! Wendy: Just had to say thanks! PS As Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:26:44 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/my-job-was-being-a-mother.htmla2878a70fa915529f0c44612cf2cbc17Hi Wendy, I have read a lot of the posts here and found the input from you and others helpful. I turn 65 this fall. My husband and I have recently moved
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 11:05:10 -0400 https://www.retirement-online.com/downsizing.html14b9db60ab72f0861d15f1f55e740789We have decided to sell the house my husband inherited, and we live in currently. We plan to move to an independent senior center about 5 miles away. Sun, 2 Jun 2024 12:33:54 -0400