Senior tip - Get a genuine hobby.
Ever since I started writing this blog, I have been scouring the Internet for advice for seniors. And I have found dozens of news letters, websites and blogs on the subject. The advice starts with advice on when to take your social security and ends with advice on how to prepare for your death and then advice for others on how to deal with your death. In the middle, there are plenty of suggestions on caregiving, exercise, insurance, tax thoughts, wills and so on. However, I have also found some advice that strikes me as humorous.
One new letter advised seniors - "Do not fall down." Wow, thank you for that advice because I had just retired and I was just about to "fall down." Another news letter suggested that you should not retire until you have saved more than $350,000 just for medical expenses, not counting the expense of just living. I will start saving this today.
A piece of advice that does not come up too often, but I believe is important is the significance of a hobby, which is not just about collecting things, but doing something you like and becoming good at it.
One Kansas senior likes the "golden oldies," music from the big band era. He started an on-line radio station that now has 135 channels of music. He has 5,000 pieces of music that are available on his Internet radio station. With a little effort, you can learn to do this on your own.
Want to listen, Google Radio George and pick a channel. He turned his love of music into a fascinating hobby.
Go to www.radiogeorge.com
You will not be disappointed.
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