Life After Full-time Work Blog

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

#148 My Webcast With Pioneering Pensions

I was a guest on a webcast, expressing my views on decumulation, happiness, and non-financial issues in retirement

#139 What Makes You Happy?

Are there national or cultural characteristics that shape our feelings?

#122 A Webinar Interview On Retirement

I was interviewed at the annual Academic Forum of the (US) Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association

#116 Lazy? Or Smart?

We waste so much time doing unproductive things, Ernie Zelinski reminds us.

# 113 In Praise Of Ed Jacobson

He greatly influenced how I view life

# 112 Life Events And Teachable Moments

When something big happens, whether it’s positive or negative, it’s an opportunity to change our thinking. Here’s how.

#89 Explore Happiness And The Psychology Of Life Two

Introducing the stages in Route 1 of Freedom, Time, Happiness

#64 Ever Thought About A Retirement Dry Run?

Here’s the story of a couple who actually did a “dry run” to test how their retirement might work. In this post we’ll explore the why and the how with them.

#63 Move Beyond The Workplace, Explore Life’s Journey

You’re not the first to embark on this stage of the journey. Learn from the experience of others.

#59 Transitioning Away From Full-Time Work

When we retire, we know what we’re leaving. But we don’t often know what we’re going to. In this post we’ll see why it’s unhealthy to contemplate a blank future, and why it’s important to recognize that we’ll probably transition gradually, not jump instantly, into a new lifestyle.