We save, work with planners and invest in 401K’s for our retirement. All good advice, but is it enough? Let’s look at what happened to these lottery winners who could instantly retire with seemly unlimited moneys to fund their retirement activities. Here are some Youtube videos about people who retire with a bunch of money.
How do your family, acquaintances and friends view you as a none working person with money. Like a lottery winner?
Here more how your acquaintances and even family see you as retired with money!
Many of us entering retirement immediately recognize our inability to do simple life activities, getting out of a chair or walking up a set of stairs. Our body has given us great service all these years, and now needs to be found. We have used high sugar and carbohydrate foods to maintain our energy and mental awareness to do our “Big Money Career”. This use of food drugs kept us energized but has taken its toll on our body.
This TED talk YouTube video talks about the TOXICITY in carbohydrate toxicity. This is the scientific and medical foundation to the low carbohydrate recommendations in the eating regime covered in the book “Retirement: How Not to be Lonely, Tired and Bored.”
You have had a successful life, saved in a 401K for retirement, and even worked with professionals for financial planning advice. Just like you spent time and money fixing up your home, your body can use some help as well.
Here is a simple test to see how fit you are. You will see that mobility is key to successful retirement. The test is not pass/fail; it is more to make you aware of your body. You need to see yourself for who and what you are. No judgment or evaluation, just clear vision. The purpose is to help you look at your body and your fitness condition, so you can guide your choices going forward.
Can you get up from a straight back chair without using your upper body to stand up? Yes, you have spent the last 30 plus years getting into the car, sitting at a desk and pushing a pencil. Now stand up. Not so easy? If you found the test a challenge, it should guide your choices.
You have saved for retirement, even hired a financial advisor to manage your 401K to guide you to a successful retirement. It would be sad that you spend it sitting in a chair.
Fitness is made up of two parts. What you eat and moving your body, e.g.,walking.
Here is a short video on eating regime, Ketosis –
Video of how to walk. We recommend limiting to 45 minutes per day maximum.
This book tells the story of denial, procrastination, uncertainty, and doubt that you go through as you approach and enter retirement. The viewpoint taken is that of the principal wage earner. The chapters focus on alternative paths that can be taken and why the recommendation” all you need is money,” is not true. It is also a must-read for spouses of retirees to better understand the severe impact that retirement has on their partner.
During your career, you are given financial advice on saving for retirement. You maintain a 401K, set aside money from your family for your own future use. You may even get help by engaging a financial planner to guide your investing. You are told that hobbies and vacations will fill your days with happiness and purpose. It may, but not likely.
Has your sense of purpose disappeared with your job?
Is your spouse telling you to stop hanging around the house?
Has your family moved on while you were at work?
All that money and why am I still so lonely?
Ah SH*T – Now what do I do?
Fear not, this is all normal and expected.
. This book takes you step by step in seeing your self and your world around you with a new vision, a “paradigm shift” so you can choose the path that gives you pleasure, purpose, and tribal involvement.
The book is a must-read for spouses of retires to understand better the severe impact that retirement has on their partner.
