Our parents had very different retirement years than we will have. We have figured out that a monthly government check is never going to be enough to live on. And we have lived healthier since we learned how to do this on our own. Here are some thoughts about the post baby boomer years – 5 tips for squeezing every drop of joy out of your retirement.
Some of us married in high school, some of us married the same sex, some of us never married at all. And this was usually after loving the one we were with. And it was all very different than in the era of our parents. To them getting old was the end. To us, it is just the beginning.
We learned at a much earlier age than our parents that we need for our bodies to stay healthy. Diet is important. It becomes what we are made of. Indeed, we are what we eat. Watching salt and sugar and starchy foods never seemed to be an issue in our earlier lives, or for our parent. But we know that if we stick to a diet that makes sense for us, we will live longer and better.
If you have ever thought of things you would like to do before you die, perhaps a list is in order. But when you put together this list, title it things you would like to do while you are alive and well. It is not a list you absolutely need to follow, but just to give you an incentive to try different things while you still can.
Another tip is to never deal with stress. This may sound impossible, but there are some people who seem like nothing bothers them. And, yes, they will live to be a hundred. Stress is a killer, no doubt about it. So, dismiss it from your life at all costs. You will be happy that you did.
Embrace with we had. The baby boomer years – 5 tips for squeezing every drop of joy out of retirement is easy for us.
