Mary Myrdal lives in Cape Town, South Africa; but now in her 70’s, she is still going regularly to Mexico to source beautiful silver jewellery. She always brings back new, exciting pieces which she sells in her home town. At the same time she brings stories of new adventures. This is the story of how she found a… [Read More]
British workers delay retirement
‘More and more workers in Britain are delaying their retirement, which has employers worried. New research released by professional services firm Towers Watson shows that almost half of all businesses in the UK are scared that workers cannot afford to retire at the right age. The Fit for Retirement report, which surveyed more than 100… [Read More]
Not Retired: Pieter Dirk Uys
(aka Tannie Evita) Happy birthday to Pieter who turned 70 on the 28th of September 2015. And to Tannie Evita who turned 80! Tannie says ‘Liewe aarde! 80 must be the new 60!’ ‘Pieter-Dirk Uys was born in Cape Town in 1945 and has been in the theatre since the mid-1960s. Closely associated with both the… [Read More]
Not Retired: Anna Botha
Anna Botha is the coach behind the performance the recent 400m world champion Wayde van Niekerk at the IAAF Championships in Beijing. She is 73. Originally from Namibia, she is now head coach at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Interviewed in the South African newspaper City Press, she said, “This [Beijing], was… [Read More]
Personal Job Hunting Coach
Are you 40+? Are you job hunting? Meet your personal Job Hunting Coach LIZANNE BARNETT ‘In 1980 I stopped being a job-hunter and became an opportunity seeker. Up until that moment I had used traditional job hunting methods, but when every CV I sent out was not even acknowledged, I gradually began to despair until there was no… [Read More]
Financial Freedom 101
Review: BECOME YOUR OWN FINANCIAL ADVISOR by Warren Ingram Confession: I spent 67 years of my life shying away from anything financial. No amount of rational thinking and advice got through to me and I have paid the price. Even when I ran my own business I often let my heart overrule my head: I… [Read More]
No retirement savings? Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over again!
Finding yourself at the age of 50, 60 or 70 without a retirement fund, is not a happy discovery. Whatever the reason, there will be feelings of despair. The first thing to do is realize that this is a loss like any other, and may follow a typical psychological pattern after loss: denial anger bargaining… [Read More]
