Monthly Archives: January 2011

Managing Available Cash

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dr. C

3 MONEY BASICS. Most of what is written elsewhere about retirement attends to FINANCE, and financing retirement, whileKNOWING MY RETIREMENT does not offer macro-financial direction. However, day-to-day money management must be part of retirement life, for social and emotional wellbeing. … Continue reading →

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10 Best Selling Retirement Books on Amazon

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dr. C

RETIREMENT BOOKS — READ ON…As our readers know, most of the information on the web regarding retirement focuses on financial planning. Here at KNOWING MY RETIREMENT our primary emphasis is the non-financial aspect of retirement: Information, psychology, health, personal development and … Continue reading →

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Retirement Books

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dr. C

We are assembling a list of books relating to retirement . Books will periodically be reviewed and rated. As the numbers retirements increase exponentially KNOWING MY RETIREMENT will try to keep abreast of the best and most up to date sources of … Continue reading →

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ZZZZZZZZ Get enough sleep

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dr. C

Fifty years ago conventional scientific wisdom was that the need for sleep declined gradually but consistently across the lifespan. By the time adults approached their retirement years, according to this view, five or six hours of sleep each night could … Continue reading →

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Happiest at 74

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dr. C

GOOD NEWS For the average adult the three decades from age 45 to 75 are years of increasing happiness. British researchers have found that age 74 is the happiest time of life in a survey of 21,000 folks living in … Continue reading →

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Brain Function

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dr. C

–Stay healthy and you’ll stay sharp We have all had a “senior” moment where a name won’t come to mind, or we walk into a room and can’t remember why. Some forgetfulness is normal. Short-term memory usually declines more rapidly … Continue reading →

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