Silver Planet™ Help Your Parents Age in Place.

Dear Ellie:

I am in my mid-seventies. I have been very active in politics for many years, and am now thinking about running for office again. If I am going to do it in this election year, I must begin as soon as possible. Do you think I’m too old to get elected? Dan

Dear Dan:

Dear Ellie:

Dear Ellie:

I have been retired for a few years and my husband just retired a few months ago. I can’t believe how difficult it is having him home all the time. I can’t get anything done. He’s always in the way. I don’t feel free to go out with my friends, to shop, or to go to meetings as I have done all during my married life, even when I was working. He’s driving me crazy! What suggestions do you have? Barbara

Dear Barbara:

Dear Ellie:

I am in my late 50s and my friends are already talking about retirement. I have worked for a state government agency for almost 30 years and have the option of retiring early (by age 62), waiting until I am 65, or putting off retirement until I am 70. My retirement pay would increase the longer I work. How should I make this decision? Mary Sue

Dear Mary Sue:

Dear Ellie:

I have recently retired from a university where I have been on the faculty for more than 20 years. I was always involved with my students and faculty committees and never had time to develop any outside hobbies. My wife still works. I am home alone and really bored. What shall I do? John B.

Dear John:

I have been on a number of university faculties and know how students, campus life, and committees can eat up all your time. The university has a life of its own and tends to create one’s social circle.

Dear Ellie:

I am almost 60 years old, and the people in my office are always asking me when I plan to retire. I’ve started to go to the retirement planning workshops that my company offers, but to tell you the truth, I’m scared to retire. What should I do? Betty W.

Dear Betty:

First of all, let me say that most people that I know are “scared to retire.” Most of us have anxiety about the unknowns in our lives. That’s natural. And retirement is a very big step.