Companies Helping Workers Plan Retirement
[7 September 2003 - Kansas City Star] More companies are looking at ways to help employees plan for retirement. Many of these planning programs consist of seminars, online modeling tools and counseling sessions that are specifically designed to help workers close to retirement figure out when they would like to retire, how much money they'll need to maintain their standard of living, and how much more they need to save to fill gaps between their savings and future needs.
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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