Sky diving and sun tanning: Bucket list retirement will just depress you – Globe and Mail, Friday, April 15
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/retirement/retire-lifestyle/sky-diving-and-sun-tanning-why-bucket-list-retirement-will-just-depress-you/article29629920/
Another piece by Rob Carrick questioning whether retirement is really a time to be catching up on all of the “cool and wacky stuff you couldn’t get to earlier in life”. A series of links to related articles and other sites that caught his attention.
The hardest words to say in personal finance? ‘I don’t understand’ – Globe and Mail, Thursday, April 13
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investor-education/dont-fake-familiarity-with-your-investments/article29637107/
Prophetic words from Rob Carrick, “In personal finance, never fake it.”.
The downside of downsizing: leaving your friends and neighbourhood behind – Globe and Mail, Monday, April 11
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/the-downside-of-downsizing-leaving-your-friends-and-neighbourhood-behind/article29583682/
Good read by Gail Johnson who examined some of the relevant considerations in downsizing, or “rightsizing” as one of the experts she interviewed it refers to it. Having been through the process it gave me cause to reflect back on our own three year search for the right property.
