Resources for Thriving After 65
Don’t Retire – REWIRE! 5 Steps to Fulfilling Work That Fuels Your Passion, Suits Your Personality, and Fills Your Pockets – a delicious read and powerful guide for anyone planning on creating a new and fulfilling future.
This book helps those new to retirement, and those approaching it, channel their energy and experience into new possibilities that can be financially and personally rewarding--whether it's a part-time job, volunteer work, or even a next career.
Inside you'll find lots of practical advice and plenty of real-life stories from retirees who have successfully made the transition. You'll discover the motivational drivers you never knew you had, then you'll learn how to use them to achieve a fun, purposeful, and financially-sound future--at work or at play!
The Complete Elder Care Planner: Being a caregiver for aging parents, close friends and family, and other elders in your life is an overwhelming experience, whether you are one who has stepped into this role without warning or one who is also contemplating their own care plan. Now in its fourth edition, The Complete Eldercare Planner will help you navigate today’s complex caregiving landscape while addressing your unique needs.
Each chapter of this essential how-to guide shares easy-to-use action plans that will help you find your footing, indispensable checklists and worksheets to record important information, and a fully updated directory of low-cost and free resources.
The Rational Caregiver: Protect Your Health, Finances, and Quality of Life While Caring for a Family Member by Deborah S. Greenhut
It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond - From the author of The Artist’s Way, this book helps you cultivate creative ideas so you can navigate retirement and turn it into the most rich, fulfilling, and creative time of your life.
Ageless Aging: A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan
Elder Care Locator - a public service of the Administration for Community Living connecting you to services for older adults and their families. You can also reach them at 1-800-677-1116.
Senior Planet - A nonprofit that offers technology training and resources to help seniors stay connected and engaged.
Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? For those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not, growing old does not have to be an inevitable decline into helplessness. It is possible to maintain a good quality of life in your later years, but having a plan is essential. This book equips readers with everything they need to prepare on their own
Don't Be Caged By Your Age Instagram: Tap here to find fun reels and quotes that shatter age-related expectations and inspire pro-aging.
Meetup: Whatever your interest, from hiking and reading to networking and skill sharing, there are thousands of people who share it on Meetup. Events are happening every day—sign up to join the fun.
Next-Up Rethink Retirement Platform - Through webinars, workshops, events and guidance, Victoria and her team are turning 70% of people from feeling apprehensive about their retirement to excited about the opportunities ahead.
Late Boomers: From Retirement to Inspirement – stories from folks who are thriving after 65!
Do you have any suggestions to add to this list? Send me your recommendations via an email: ande@dontbecagedbyyourage.com - I'd love to hear from you!