Tip #285: Stretch
Retirement Yenta is no poulet de printemps as they say in France (that would be spring chicken). Yet, your dear Yenta is no old fuddy duddy either. This Yenta likes to take preventative measures against the beast that is aging. One thing that RY knows is that stiffness is the terror that can take a body down, and RY does NOT want to get stiff. With this in mind, this Yenta stretches daily. The arms, the legs, the back, the neck, and most importantly, the beloved dollar. Wait…RY got off track…stretching a dollar is important too, but will not fight the stiffness war. Another good way to fight off stiffness is to spend that dollar you have just stretched on a good massage…because like Sally O’Mally, when Retirement Yenta is 50, she wants to Kick, and Stretch, and Kick, ’cause she’s 50.
W-2 Redux
In her brilliant Tip #283, Retirement Yenta’s sage advice to walk away from a W-2 keeps resonating with the wise, wizardly-warrior of Pre-retirement Tips. RY believes that she has hit upon something very powerful, enough so, the tip bears repeating. So, listen up dear Readers…this is probably your dear Yenta’s best advice!
Retirement Yenta has many varied interests. Some might say her interests are so many and so varied that she has ADD…Career ADD. Over the years, this little Yenta has gone from being a full-time corporate work horse, to being a “Yenta-of-all-trades.” Your dear Yenta has her own consulting business, she is a landlord, a fund raiser for her favorite charities, she manages a fixed income portfolio, a mother of two, and a blogger extraordinaire. Dear Readers, there are so many positives to this type of work life! There is flexibility…you can take time off as you want…no HR department breathing down your neck and counting your remaining leave days. There is the constant variety…you will never get bored. Then, there is RY’s favorite benefit: it works beautifully with your Retirement Levels and changing interests. That’s right dear Readers, if one wants to be 75% retired, one can simply drop one of their projects in favor of beach life. If one wants more work…then take on a new project. AND, let’s face it, as we age, there are new things that interest us…do those things that interest you…and only the things that interest you. Retirement Yenta says: Walk away from the W-2. Your mind will be kept busy, and you won’t be blue. Working new projects the rest of your life will keep you interesting and will drive out all strife.
Tip #283: Walk Away from the W-2
Retirement Yenta has many varied interests. Some might say her interests are so many and so varied that she has ADD…Career ADD. Over the years, this little Yenta has gone from being a full-time corporate work horse, to being a “Yenta-of-all-trades.” Your dear Yenta has her own consulting business, she is a landlord, a fund raiser for her favorite charities, she manages a fixed income portfolio, a mother of two, and a blogger extraordinaire. Dear Readers, there are so many positives to this type of work life! There is flexibility…you can take time off as you want…no HR department breathing down your neck and counting your remaining leave days. There is the constant variety…you will never get bored. Then, there is RY’s favorite benefit: it works beautifully with your Retirement Levels and changing interests. That’s right dear Readers, if one wants to be 75% retired, one can simply drop one of their projects in favor of beach life. If one wants more work…then take on a new project. AND, let’s face it, as we age, there are new things that interest us…do those things that interest you…and only the things that interest you. Retirement Yenta says: Walk away from the W-2. Your mind will be kept busy, and you won’t be blue. Working new projects the rest of your life will keep you interesting and will drive out all strife.
Tip #281: Create an Oasis
Retirement Yenta has been home in NYC for a good part of the week, but she cannot get her mind back in the groove of NYC life. Your dearest Yenta has been ruminating on the beauty and peacefulness of her Miami Office (the balcony). Never in this little Yenta’s life has she found such deep relaxation and peace as she has found in her MOO (Miami Office Oasis). With this in mind, Retirement Yenta would like to recommend that you create an oasis in each of your homes. It can be a bedroom, office, balcony, meditation room…anything that gives you joy and allows you to go to that peaceful spot. Think of it as a vacation spot in each home!
Tip #278: Financially Mentor a Kid
There is nothing like learning by teaching, dear Readers. Retirement Yenta knows that sometimes the best way to refresh your knowledge of the financial services world is to teach someone the ins and outs. Let’s face it dear Readers, the financial world changes and changes…and sometimes those changes are slow. There are new products out there, and there are products you might have put out of your mind because it wasn’t something you needed at the time. With this in mind, your dear Yenta wants to advise you to financially mentor a kid. This could be a young kid, a teen, someone in their 20′s, or even someone in their 30′s. If your mentee doesn’t know about the market and financial services, you can show them the ropes and refresh your knowledge while you are at it!