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Retirement Answer Man
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Episode 480
Season 1
Widowed in Retirement: Wisdom from Those on the Journey
Reimagining life after widowhood can be challenging. In the beginning, it may seem like something that is impossible to imagine. Even if life seems insurmountable at the beginning, it is crucial to remember that someday you will be able to enjoy life again. Just not yet. Yet is an important word. Yet helps you understand that things will not always be as they are now. Today you’ll learn how to change your mindset from I can’t do this to I can’t do this yet.
On this episode of Retirement Answer Man, you’ll hear wisdom from those who have traveled this same journey. They open up and share their financial and nonfinancial experiences. You’ll hear what has helped and what hasn’t, their challenges and triumphs, and how they have learned to power through and begin to create new dreams.
Listen in to hear these brave widows share their stories so you can understand that a new life after widowhood isn’t impossible. The power of yet can change your mindset and help you rebuild your dreams. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN WIDOWS LIVING A GREAT LIFE
- [3:20] Emma has had difficulty navigating the nonfinancial side of widowhood
- [9:30] It has taken time to reimagine her goals
- [11:20] Insights from the financial side
- [17:03] Mary needed time to grieve
- [23:00] How Mary managed the project
- [25:12] The nonfinancial side of widowhood
- [28:20] The financial side of widowhood
- [35:15] A new widow’s perspective
TODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT
- [42:40] Think about how you can use the word yet to envision what is yet to come
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
BOOK - Getting Grit by Caroline Miller
Everplans
Rock Retirement Club
Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That
BOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger Whitney
Roger’s Retirement Learning Center
BOOK - Getting Grit by Caroline Miller
Everplans
Rock Retirement Club
Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That
BOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger Whitney
Roger’s Retirement Learning Center