Author: Paulo Gama (Paul)
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Living Off the Fruit, Not the Tree
Why I Still Work Semi-retired life this year has been anything but. It seems the Good Lord saw fit to bless me with a beautiful new laptop — an Alienware,…
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“What Jean-Claude actually does for me.”
Time has certainly flown by since my last blog in December last year — nogal. If anyone recalls, I did something rather unexpected during that December holiday: I immersed myself…
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A Strange Christmas Choice
On choosing difficulty when freedom feels easy The Christmas holiday break arrived with all the usual signals of rest. No meetings. No half-workday commitments. An empty calendar. Simply having the…
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A Handful of Unexpected Insights
Read on — even the retirement advisors might learn something. If you have been reading BeyondWork, you may recall that we have covered a range of themes from the emotional…
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Retirement Meets Artificial Intelligence (What Could Possibly Go Wrong?)
Suddenly even our gadgets have opinions…Read on….. to explore how comfortably we can really live alongside machines that seem to think for themselves. AI has quietly entered the retirement chapter…
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THE TRAVEL POT SPENDING PLAN
We spend decades learning how to save for retirement — yet few of us plan how to spend wisely once we get there. Among all the categories of retirement spending, travel is…
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How Much Is Enough?
The Big Question So, back to the big question: How much is enough? How much will we really spend during our retirement years? Well, here’s the surprising thing: some research…
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Should You Set a Retirement Date?
beyondWork — Work Less, Play More Some folks say, “You’ll know when you’re ready.” My kids have been saying, “Come on Dad, time to retire!”—and that started about five years…
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Visualizing My Retirement Walk
When I try to picture my future retirement life, I’m always challenged. Unlike some, I don’t have visions of endless days on the beach, constant travel, or sitting around doing…