I’m gradually transitioning this podcast over to being a Youtube series. So if you want to enjoy it regularly, please, follow my Youtube channel here. Today’s is served on both podcast and Youtube though.  A trip on the #1 retirement bucket list holiday through Canada, Alaska and the USA with Suzanne Keir Suzanne and her husband David, both in their pre-retirement, squirrelled together all their annual and long service leave and took an epic pre-retirement sabbatical to the number #1...

This week we speak with passionate wife, mother and grandmother, Robyn Everingham, who has made the commitment to being a ‘Super Alive Centenarian’. She’s been researching, exploring and trying out ways to improve her physical and cognitive health with apps and tech. And today we talk about her journey and very personal lessons learned along the way about measuring key health metrics, being curious in her use of health apps; and having a good attitude to her health and longevity. Here's some...

Before I start, welcome to the Retirement Diaries podcast if you are new here. This podcast is delivered to Epic Retirement subscribers on a Friday so you can listen to it over the weekend. And you’ll also receive our Epic Retirement newsletter on a Wednesday. Have a great weekend! Bec Xx A few years ago Mary Palaric stepped away from her big corporate career in Sydney and later, Adelaide, to seek out and set herself up a life that had more flexibility and more quality time. Join me as I...

If you’re new to Epic Retirement, welcome! Each Friday afternoon I publish Retirement Diaries a personable discussion with a retiree or pre-retiree in podcast format. It is designed to tell real stories and lessons learnt during pre-retirement and retirement. I hope you’ll find time to listen to these short chats over the weekend. I also send out a weekly newsletter midweek. If you missed this week’s you can read it here. And keep an eye out for my weekend column in the Sydney Morning Herald...

Podcast Series 1, Episode 3: A conversation with Brian Crisp Host Bec Wilson, the author of How to Have an Epic Retirement talks to Brian Crisp about retiring from his career role and moving all the way across the world with his wife and her parents, to beautiful Scotland. Hear how they made the decision to move, and all about where they lived and what they did. Brian also talks about his progressive attitude to working in retirement, playing in a band in his sixties, finding work in both...

Christine Jones is a part-time retiree and a Financial Counsellor on the National Debt Helpline, and in this podcast and Youtube video she joins me for a conversation about the most common challenges that face people in retirement and how they can be avoided. We talk about financial stress, relationship stress and emotional stress. The highlights of our conversation include: Financial Stress: * Taking debt into retirement can be a big mistake * Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the need to...

Here’s something a little different for you to enjoy this weekend. Our growing Epic Retirement community has been asking me to tell real stories of retirees living out their epic retirement and learning lessons along the way. So today I’m kicking off a casual, relaxed and conversational podcast which will be made up of short, interesting conversations with retirees and pre-retirees. I hope this is something you can enjoy on a walk or drive over the weekends. I’ll make sure we cover people...