Journal · 11 articles
Head and heart
The money matters, but the hardest parts of dialling down are often in your head: fear of stepping off, guilt about wanting less, comparing yourself with others, and working out who you are when work takes up less of you.
Articles
Retiring as a couple: timing, money and time togetherTwo timelines, two pension pictures, one home. The conversations worth having before you dial down.Read →
Finding purpose in retirement, or when you work lessPurpose doesn't have to be a grand mission. Small ways to find it again, and why dialling down helps.Read →
The emotional stages of retirement, and of dialling downAnticipation, a honeymoon, a dip, then a new normal. What to expect, and how a glide helps.Read →
Feeling low after retiring or cutting down: you’re not aloneWhy you might feel low after retiring or cutting down, what helps, and where to find support.Read →
Retirement boredom: why it happens and how to avoid itWhy boredom often follows retiring, and simple ways to prevent it or ease it now.Read →
What to do in retirement (or when you start working less)Ideas for filling your extra time, whether you retire fully or start working less.Read →
Work guilt: why wanting to work less can feel wrongWhy wanting to work less can feel wrong, and how to step back with a clear conscience.Read →
Comparison: why someone else’s retirement is the wrong yardstickFriends, colleagues, feeds: why their retirement is the wrong measure for yours.Read →
From provider to what? Who you are when you work lessAlways the provider? How to rethink your role, and who you are, as you dial down.Read →
Scared to retire? The fears nobody talks aboutEight fears that stop people cutting down, and gentler ways to think about each.Read →
Time left versus money leftThe second number retirement planning forgets: your healthy years.Read →