I am a retiree having most recently worked at The Evergreen State College as a career counselor for nearly 20 years. I’ve discovered that the similarity of figuring out career direction and figureing out aging and retirement direction is amazing. From my findings, here are five of the most common issues people must deal with in aging and retirement:

1. Where are you going to live?

2. Who are you going to live with?

3. How are you going to take care of yourself and your loved ones as you navigate your new status, including the issues of Money (finances), Muscle (health and wellness) and Mutuality (personal and social connections).

As you can see, there are many transitions to make and many resources to find as you move through the process. You will need to create something like your own personal roadmap in order to deal with each of the individual issues and to balance all of them together. It requires time and effort. Our purpose is to discuss this information in our class so we can learn from each other. We will also present additional ideas for you to discuss and consider as we proceed.

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