Real talk about what it&#39;s like to retire early as a single female now. It&#39;s not your Grandma&#39;s retirement! Especially after the pandemic. Discussions on how to protect your property deed, finding new friends in your 50&#39;s and older, dining out solo or with friends, and so much more. This is not a financial planning site. This is a more detailed view into my experiences stepping into the world of retirement. I share both fun and serious subjects so you have a bit more information going into or considering retiring early. I&#39;m Janet Rossi - thanks for joining me on this new podcast!

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Do you need a new porch? New steps to your front door - or just a better railing? There are lots of things to think about when you are retired and still need to maintain a home that works for you. Listen in and gather some tips on talking to contractors, getting the price you want and more. Always things to do it seems - especially in retirement!

Do you need a new porch? New steps to your front door - or just a better railing? There are lots of things to think about when you are retired and still need to maintain a home that works for you. Listen in and gather some tips on talking to contractors, getting the price you want and more. Always things to do it seems - especially in retirement!

Home Project Tips

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You might have left quickly as the company downsized and you were caught unaware. In the process of getting things together, your 401K was left behind. Time to get it back! Make sure you don&#39;t leave your 401K at your old firm. Two good stories that explain how it happens. And with more HR departments being let go and robots taking over, you have to be more diligent about grabbing that 401K and taking it with you. Listen to Jan Rossi of &#34;Not Your Grandma&#39;s Retirement&#34; and check with your friends. Did they take their 401K with them too? [no AI used in writing or editing this information]

Did You Forget Your 401K?

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Making friends in retirement, a new hearing aid solution with your glasses, choosing contractors and more from Jan Rossi of Not Your Grandma&#39;s Retirement. Listen in for April 2025.♫

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

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BREAK an old lingering habit that no longer serves you. Try something different. Do you need to sit and be entertained? OR is there an activity you could involve yourself with that allows you to be creative. Think creatively. Design art creatively. Put things together - like wood working etc.  What we all should do is break away from habits that no longer serve us. The sitting down in the evening and just being entertained - that can change. It should change - your brain needs challenges as you age. Reading a book for instance a mystery book helps us try to figure things out.Reimagine your entire life in retirement and let go of your old tired work day habits. It&#39;s good for your soul and your brain!Thanks for listening. Hoping your 2025 is a creative one so far! - Jan

Break Old Work Day Habits

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Want to protect your property deed in your county? Are you aware of all the City rules for pulling permits and bulk disposal? It&#39;s time to investigate your City and County websites. Nobody is going to &#34;tell you&#34; this information - it&#39;s up to you to be informed. Do it today and all will be right in your new retirement area. :Listen in ♫ to Jan Rossi of &#34;Not Your Grandma&#39;s Retirement&#34; and learn valuable tips and implement them!

Secure your property and Know the Rules

Want to protect your property deed in your county? Are you aware of all the City rules for pulling permits and bulk disposal? It&#39;s time to investigate your City and County websites. Nobody is going to &#34;tell you&#34; this information - it&#39;s up to you to be informed. Do it today and all will be right in your new retirement area. :Listen in ♫ to Jan Rossi of &#34;Not Your Grandma&#39;s Retirement&#34; and learn valuable tips and implement them!

Know your City and County Rules

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Are you over scheduling yourself? Bragging about being &#34;so busy?&#34; You can&#39;t meet a friend for coffee? Woah there! Slow down - there are no awards for being the most productive over-scheduled retired person. Trust me, your friends want you to chill out. Some valuable tips and ideas to be in the moment a bit more from Jan Rossi

More hobbies, less rushing around!

Encouragement to force yourself to slow down. Don&#39;t over schedule yourself and learn to say no sometimes so you do what you want to do. We must rethink our programming that used to have us running around doing &#34;errands.&#34; That is not in my vocabulary anymore. When someone asks what I&#39;m doing that week I simply say &#34;whatever&#34; but I don&#39;t have thinks overly planned. Chill out folks! Take time out for you!

Slow Down and Reset

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Hello fellow retirement seeker! I&#39;m Janet Rossi and I&#39;ll add a bit of humor, insight and information regarding retiring early. It&#39;s such a dry subject. Most people are talking &#34;wealth strategies&#34; and that is not going to happen here. We will talk about making new friends in your 60&#39;s. Keeping the deed to your property secure with the your County.. Reducing expenses to live a bit more frugal - and there are many more ideas to share. Listen in to this first podcast. I hope to add up a new podcast once a week. Thank you for listening to my first entry with this new podcast - &#34;Not Your Grandma&#39;s Retirement!&#34; - Janet Rossi

Retiring early? Confused? Need info? You are in the right place!

I'm talking about all the things you really want to know - not just financial planning stuff (that's a saturated area!)

Real talk about what it's like to retire early as a single female now. It's not like your Grandma's days! Especially after the pandemic. Discussions on how to protect your property deed, finding new friends in your 50's and older, dining out solo or with friends, and so much more. This is not a financial planning site. This is a more detailed view into my experiences stepping into the world of retirement. I share both fun and serious subjects so you have a bit more information going into or considering retiring early. I'm Janet Rossi - thanks for joining me on this new podcast!