Nov 30 2008
Fishing, Golf or Whittling? Retirement Choices Have Changed
Sixty-two is not as old as it once was. Today we see men and woman in their seventies and even eighties swimming, working out at the gym, dancing, even playing sports. Retirement no longer means sitting around the senior’s center waiting on the occasional visitor or spending a little pension check on trinkets for the great-grandchildren. More and more retired people are just as active after retirement as they were ten years before their sixtieth birthday.
From Florida to California and all points in between retirement is lasting longer, too. Because of advancements in health care and healthy living choices men and women both are outliving their parents and grandparents and with greater vitality. Where the focus for retirement once was knitting, whittling or travel now there are senior’s sports leagues that include more than bowling and horseshoes. In fact there are now national and international championships for seniors who compete individually and in teams in such sports as track and field, tennis and softball.
Tell me about your retirement experiences or retirement plans as we explore this wonderful new era in retirement the world around. Comment here and let us all know what you know and let us experience it together.
My name is Ken Cook and I am a 50 year old mortgage banker, financial blogger and Internet specialist. I will be your guide to all things retirement and active right here on Today.com where I will, hopefully, inspire you to share with us your hopes, dreams, experiences and questions about modern retirement. Believe me, I am looking forward to a more successful retirement than I have had a working career because retirement should mean I get to enjoy everything I and my wife have planned.
