You don't have to croon The Best Is Yet to Come to anticipate the salad days of retirement. Sure, some people bemoan the idea of getting older. But a well-planned retirement can feel like balm after a lifetime of hard work.
It’s easy to think of retirement as a period of loss — the loss of your paycheck, the loss of your identity, and the loss of the routine you’ve maintained for years. But there’s actually lots to look forward to in retirement.