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A 12 page paper discussing all general aspects of adjusting to retirement. Citizens of most developed nations are not saving enough of their incomes to provide them with the retirement years enjoyed by those who retired in the 1980s and 1990s, and the economic conditions that existed then likely will not return. Those retiring now and within the next 15 years or so will find a landscape much different from that in which their own parents lived during their retirement years. The purpose here is to explore what new retirees may be able to expect and how they might adjust to circumstances. The paper addresses the need for psychological preparation for retirement as well as health and financial issues. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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12 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSretirCoup.rtf
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There have been several articles over the years titled along the lines of "For Better or Worse, but Not for Lunch," addressing many of the adjustments that couples need to
make when the husband retires and the wife - presumed not to have been working throughout her adult life - finds herself with her daily activities unchanged but with her
husband underfoot all day. This is an old paradigm, and likely one that has passed never to return. In todays society, many
find it necessary to work additional years or to greatly reduce their standard of living in response to reduced income. Citizens of most developed nations are not saving enough
of their incomes to provide them with the retirement years enjoyed by those who retired in the 1980s and 1990s, and the economic conditions that existed then likely will not
return. Those retiring now and within the next 15 years or so will find a landscape much different from that in which their own parents lived during their retirement
years. The purpose here is to explore what new retirees may be able to expect and how they might adjust to circumstances. Retirement Adjustment
Morris and Davies (1996) note a fact of working life of which we are all too well aware, that is that who we are frequently is directly attached
to what we do. "More than most other previous generations, boomers identify closely with work. While their parents were great at compartmentalizing work and play, with leisure the reward
for work, boomers let their work bleed into everything they do" (Morris and Davies, 1996; p. 86). The "For Better or Worse" title
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