Why Rock Your Retirement? An FAQ- #000

Published: March 4, 2016, 7:20 a.m.

Why Rock your Retirement?\xa0 A FAQ\nRetirement is not just about money.\nWhy Rock Your Retirement? \xa0Hi, I'm Kathe Kline and I've been working with retirees and pre-retirees since 1990.\xa0 Over the years I've noticed that happiness in retirement had very little to do with how much money you had, (unless you are living in poverty) and had a lot more to do with what you decide to do with your time after you retire.\xa0 I had clients who had huge houses who were not having a good retirement, and clients who were living in tiny mobile homes who were having the time of their lives.\xa0 What was the difference?\xa0 Why were some having a great retirement and others were miserable?\nIn 2015 I gave up my securities license and decided to live a slower paced life.\xa0 I wanted to help people, but in a different way than I was doing it before.\xa0 Although I still have a small financial planning practice, I generally do not accept new clients.\nHow can I help you?\xa0\xa0 Many times it is difficult for people to go from working 2000 hours to zero.\xa0 It's great for the first few months, but then some of us hit a wall.\xa0\xa0 Depression sets in.\xa0 Sometimes it even leads to divorce because two people who were apart for 8-10 hours a day suddenly find themselves together for 24 hours a day.\xa0 For some that works… but for others it doesn't.\nWhat do we talk about at Rock Your Retirement?\nWe talk about retirement in a different way.\xa0 Each week I interview two types of guests.\xa0 The first are the Retirees that are “Rocking their Retirement” in some way.\xa0 The Rock Your Retirement Show focuses on:\n\n* Social and Family\n* Adventure and Travel\n* Volunteer and Philanthropy\n* Spirit/Soul/Health Issues\n* Sex (But we usually don't ask our Retirees about this!)\n* Baby Boomer/Sandwich Generation Issues (Taking care of your children AND your parents at the same time)\n\nHow often are the Rock Your Retirement shows released?\nRock Your Retirement Retiree Interviews:\nMy intention is to release these interviews on Mondays.\xa0\xa0 These will be interviews with people who can show you how to Rock Your Retirement, because they are rocking their own retirement in one of the ways we discuss.\xa0 Are they traveling?\xa0 Did they get closer with their spouse or children because they had more time to do that?\xa0 Whatever the retiree is doing, we want you to hear about it so that it will spark something in YOU so that you can decide how you want to live in retirement…regardless of the amount of money you've saved.\nRock Your Retirement Vendor Interviews:\nThese interviews are with people or businesses that can help with the issues of helping your family members.\xa0 Most people who find out that they need to help a parent or spouse do not understand all of the options available to them.\xa0\xa0 For example, my own father has Parkinson's Disease and I did not find out about Adult Day Care (I hate that name) until 2015.\xa0 Adult Day Care is not only is a less expensive alternative to Home Care, but I think it provides better care for your loved one because of the socialization aspect.\xa0 One would think that 1:1 care would be better, but often it is not.\xa0 When people are together in groups they often have better outcomes than when they are sitting at home with one caregiver.\nHow long are the Rock Your Retirement Shows?\nWe strive to keep these shows at about a half hour, give or take.\nHow can I listen to the Rock Your Retirement Show?\nYou have several options.\xa0 Once the show is released, you'll be able to listen on iTunes, Stitcher, Podcast Addict, and all the Podcast apps that go on a smart phone.\xa0 If you don't have a smart phone you can listen on your Android or Apple device.\xa0 If you don't have either of those, you can subscribe to the feed,