Tag: seniors

Happy mature florist watering plants with garden hose in a greenhouse.

A few of my friends who’ve recently retired decided to start walking more, sometimes for an hour or more a day. Becoming sedentary seems to be a danger in retirement, when life can slow down, and medical research has documented the myriad health benefits of physical activity. To enjoy the benefits from walking – weight…

older couple with advisor discussing finances

There’s an informal rule in journalism: put too many numbers in an article, and readers will drop like flies. A similar phenomenon might also be at work when someone looks at a Social Security statement filled with numbers. The statement, which is intended to help workers plan for retirement, shows the size of the monthly…