Retirement Has An Image Problem

Are you yearning for retirement?

Retirement has an image problem

But retirement has an image problem.

What kind of mental picture does this word conjure up for you — sunny beaches and no longer having to set an alarm clock?

Or a stressful feeling about how much longer you will need to work to afford such a lifestyle?

If ever there was a word that needed to be retired, it’s retirement.

Meet “Life Two” in this thought-provoking article in the Financial Times.

Life Two: What we used to call ‘retirement’

I think “Life Two” is quite catchy.

What do you think?

And if you are too far away from retirement to even think about it yet, this method of picturing your future yourself * might help …

… and then be kind to today’s you.

*there is a current trend to use that FaceApp App for making you look old. Just read the T&Cs before you do it. It’s free of cost but you pay with your privacy.

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