Work & Purpose

You have the wisdom and experience that comes from decades of handling workplace issues and solving problems, but how do you confidently plan the next chapter when retirement time approaches? Boomers unsure of their financial readiness are trying creative new approaches like phased retirement or launching an encore career.

Wondering if you can take Social Security at 66 or 70? Have other questions or problems related to retirement? Take a look at our best advice on turning your retirement into your next great adventure.

Work & Purpose also discusses:

  • Volunteer work options and ideas
  • Common workplace problems and solutions
  • When boomers are retiring
  • Starting a new business
  • How to find a job when you're over 50
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Laid Off at 60: What to Do Next

job commendation for service to company in moving box

Losing your job in your 60s can be painful, but these tips will help

MAY 7, 2012 | By Kate Ashford

The 4 Things That Matter Most Late in Life

Retirement

Why they're important to well-being after working full-time

MARCH 19, 2019 | By Poul-Erik Tindbaek

Retired Adults Volunteer as Baby Cuddlers

Baby Cuddlers

Both the infants and the volunteers reap health benefits

JUNE 21, 2018 | By Kim Mueller

How to Comfort Someone Who Just Lost a Job

To comfort a friend who just lost a job, follow these six suggestions.

A career coach offers six tips on what to say and do when a friend or loved one becomes unemployed

MARCH 22, 2013 | By Carol Ross

Are Boomer Parents Giving Their Kids Bad Career Advice?

boomer father hugging his adult son

4 of their outdated tips and updated advice for today's job market

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 | By Nancy Collamer

7 Insights on Ageism That May Surprise You

Senior man standing at the entrance of house

What resonated with a writer who attended The Ageist conference

JULY 16, 2019 | By Diane Johnson Flynn

How to Console a Friend Who Didn’t Get the Job

Man in business suit, making a thumbs-down sign

A career coach’s seven tips will help you say and do the right thing

JUNE 14, 2013 | By Nancy Collamer

The 4 Poignant Questions Older Men Ask Themselves

Older Men

What the author of 'Old Man Country' learned talking to elders

DECEMBER 5, 2019 | By Thomas Cole

6 Ways the SECURE Act May Impact Your Retirement

SECURE Act

The new law is the broadest piece of retirement legislation in 13 years

DECEMBER 31, 2019 | By Jamie Hopkins

A Funny Look at Getting Older in ‘The New 60’ Comic Strip

The New 60

Its creators poke fun at the lives they and their friends are leading

AUGUST 29, 2019 | By Greg Daugherty

Blue Zones, Part 1: How the World’s Oldest People Make Their Money Last

Illustration of a Costa RIcan woman, surrounded by family and community

What we can learn from centenarians in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula

APRIL 2, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

What You Do to Reduce Loneliness

Woman looking wistfully out the window

In our readers' survey, we also asked how often you feel lonely and why

JANUARY 31, 2020 | By Richard Eisenberg

11 Things to Know Before Becoming an Uber or Lyft Driver

Uber

Why the amount you'll take home is so hard to pin down

JULY 1, 2019 | By Stephen L. Antczak

6 Questions to Ask If You Want to Work in Retirement

Woman working from home

They'll help you figure out where, and how, to work part-time

FEBRUARY 3, 2020 | By Nancy Collamer

10 Great Sites to Find Gigs and Part-Time Work

Websites for work

Where to go online to land a job with flexible hours 

APRIL 3, 2014 | By Nancy Collamer

An Artist Displays ‘Serious Whimsy’

whimsy

Vicki Sawyer paints birds in hats and critters in costumes

JULY 26, 2019 | By Patricia Corrigan

Grieving the Loss of a Work Identity

Workplace

When we step out of the workplace, we lose more than a job

NOVEMBER 6, 2019 | By Jill Smolowe

Downshifting From a Life in Overdrive

Slow Down

Do we slow down because we retire? Or do we retire because we slow down? 

APRIL 29, 2019 | By Jill Smolowe

Sharp Style Tips for Men 50+

Style Tips

14 ways to step up your clothing, accessories and grooming game

APRIL 3, 2019 | By Bruce Horovitz

How to Identify the One Thing You Were Born to Do

Woman with exercise equipment

The author of 'What Is Your WHAT?' says these three steps will reveal the real you

NOVEMBER 19, 2013 | By Steve Olsher

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