Life After Full-time Work Blog

Learn about preparing for life after full-time work through posts from Don's upcoming book.

#230 On The Origin Of “First Survive, Then Thrive”

Recently a personal incident took my mind back to how the expression “first survive, then thrive” came into my life.

#229 Purpose(s) In Life

Two recent references to this notion

#228 This Explains The Financial Side Of Retirement Income

in Finance

A series that gets down to basic ideas

#227 How Do I Shed Those New Extra Pounds?

Why it’s so difficult, and what might be hindering our efforts

#226 What They Don’t Teach You About Money

in Finance

Finally, a book for those who aren’t comfortable thinking about it

Happy Holidays!

My best wishes to you

#225 Index To The End Of 2024

Every year I create an Index to make it easy for you to locate any post, under the category names: Happiness and the Psychology of Life Two; Investment; Longevity; Retirement Finance; and some other topics. When you’re in the index (hyperlink below), click on a category name to go to all the posts with that […]

#224: “Optimizing Longevity” – A Book I Recommend Highly

It’s about how to make our longevity happier.

#223 Actuaries Are Sensitive, Too

We’re inclined to think of actuaries as the ultimate numerical, objective, unemotional people. But wait …

#222 More Of Those Deep Questions

Covering both financial planning and personal fulfilment.