Retiring as a Couple: Strategies for Writing Your Next Chapter Together
Larry Gard, Ph.D. There’s an old joke about a couple who were celebrating their 50th anniversary. When asked about the secret to their long marriage the husband replied, “when we got married, we made a pact that no matter what happens, we would always go out twice a week.” His wife nodded in agreement. He then added, “We never missed a week. I went out on Mondays and Wednesdays, and she went out on Tuesdays and Thursdays.” Perhaps you have your own secret to a long and happy life together, but the reality is that retiring as a couple can pose challenges, both with regard to doing the planning and to actually implementing your plan. And plan you should, for there might be a lot of togetherness ahead. Maybe you’ve spent two or three weeks on vacation with your other half in the past, but we’re talking about (potentially) decades here. The Skipton Building Society is a financial services orga...