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Rightsizing In Place Using S.P.O.T. Goals

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Filed under: Rightsized, Sustainable

This week SMART Living 365 is delighted to introduce you to Janis Heppell as our guest blogger while I am traveling.  I have been reading Janis’ blog Retirementlly Challenged for a couple of years and believe her perspective on rightsizing is something many of you will appreciate.   Thank you, Janis, for filling in with SMART thoughts while I’m traveling.

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Janis and her husband during a recent trip to Oaxaca.

When my husband and I bought our home almost 25 years ago, retirement was a distant dream. We had been preparing for it most of our working lives, but we still had quite a few years before we’d be in the position to take the plunge. We chose our home based on its general location and the particular neighborhood, not on its suitability after we left the work-world.

Now that we are retired, how our home functions in our day-to-day lives has supplanted our concern with work commutes. [Read more…]

Right-sizing Your Way To Retirement—Step One

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Filed under: Aware, Rightsized, Sustainable

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Simple get-togethers with good friends…

Retirement is a big topic for many of us in midlife.  The usual approach is to figure out how much money you can possibly save up so that you can continue the lifestyle you have created for you and your family.  The other approach is to downsize and sacrifice so you can live on whatever you think you’ll be forced to get by living on and with.  There is another way.  Several years ago Thom and I came up with what is a middle (and we think better) way that is seldom mentioned.  That way is to “right-size” your life as soon as possible.  Then whether you choose to finally retire, or decide you will continue creating in some capacity for as long as you live—your life will be filled with qualities and activities that bring you happiness, purpose, and peace of mind. [Read more…]