I have to admit that I am not the volunteering type—maybe it’s because while working full time I deluded myself into thinking that I never had time to do it,…
Retiring and Post-retirement
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Retiring and Post-retirement
Why Does Thinking about Retirement Have to Be So Hard?
by Norman Calvo5 minutes readI didn’t expect the retirement process to be this hard. I mean, what’s so hard about not working when really all I wanted to do was exactly NOT that! After…
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New Passions and InterestsRetiring and Post-retirement
How “Out of the Ordinary” Can You Really Be?
by Norman Calvo3 minutes readAs many readers of this blog probably already know, when I was already nearing retirement, I started taking singing lessons, joined the Gotham Rock Choir, and then made my way…
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New Passions and InterestsRetiring and Post-retirement
A Gap Year For Grown Ups—What an Amazing Idea!
by Norman Calvo4 minutes readSeveral years ago, I started thinking about, discussing and contemplating the “what if’s and hows and when’s” of actually retiring. I was burnt out and I knew it. …