Finance
Learn how to take control of your finances after turning sixty, with carefully curated and fact checked advice.
Finance After Sixty: Money Matters
Turning sixty can be a time of liberation, reflection, and renewal. It can also bring with it a fresh set of financial questions. For many, the focus begins to shift away from building wealth and more towards protecting it, drawing from it wisely, and making it last. Retirement may already have begun or be just around the corner. Incomes may change, responsibilities may shift, and priorities often evolve. What remains constant is the need for financial awareness and planning.
There’s something about the word “budget” that feels slightly stern. It conjures up images of spreadsheets, calculators, and red pen corrections. But when we talk about retirement, about this next chapter of life where time opens up and work fades into the background, perhaps budgeting can mean something gentler, something more personal. Not a set of rules, but a way of living in line with what matters.
One of the quiet gifts of retirement is the chance to step back and ask what really matters. After years shaped by routine, deadlines, and financial obligation, there is something liberating about being able to choose not just how we spend our time, but how we spend our money.
Frugality is a word that can stir up strong feelings. For some, it conjures images of thrift and careful planning, of quiet pride in making things last. For others, it can sound like a kind of smallness, a fear of spending, a life lived in shades of grey. As with many things, the truth lies somewhere in between.
Budgeting for a Fulfilling Retirement
There’s something about the word “budget” that feels slightly stern. It conjures up images of spreadsheets, calculators, and red pen corrections. But when we talk about retirement, about this next chapter of life where time opens up and work fades into the background, perhaps budgeting can mean something gentler, something more personal. Not a set of rules, but a way of living in line with what matters.
Spending with Intention
One of the quiet gifts of retirement is the chance to step back and ask what really matters. After years shaped by routine, deadlines, and financial obligation, there is something liberating about being able to choose not just how we spend our time, but how we spend our money.
The Pros and Cons of Frugality
Frugality is a word that can stir up strong feelings. For some, it conjures images of thrift and careful planning, of quiet pride in making things last. For others, it can sound like a kind of smallness, a fear of spending, a life lived in shades of grey. As with many things, the truth lies somewhere in between.
