At The Five Forks
I'm a novice at podcasting, but nonetheless adventuresome and I'm always looking for new ways to learn and keep my brain active. This will be a lifestyle podcast where I discuss a wide variety of topics facing each of us as we move into retirement. There will be discussion surrounding various hobbies, side hustles and life in general. I hope you get something out of every episode, but regardless I hope I can bring you some useful information that you will use somewhere down the road
Come along and explore At The Five Forks, and always remember:
When Faced With A Fork In The Road ... Take It !!
Episodes
13 episodes
Episode 12 - How Do You Fill Your Days in Retirement?
People often ask retirees, "What Do You Do All Day"? .. The answer is whatever you want to. Today's episode takes a look as some ways you can fill your days with meaningful items that will help you get the most out of your retirement year...
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Episode 12
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23:14
Episode 11 - Rediscovering Hobbies / Reading
Since I retired, I've had the time to get back to some hobbies that have meant a lot to me over the years, but while working, I just didn't have the time to devote to them. I'm now taking full advantage of that and in today's episode I'll...
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Episode 11
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19:05
Episode 10 - Podcast Milestone
Today's episode is a short one, but I just wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate a podcast milestone and say thanks to all of my loyal listeners. Most beginner podcasts stop long before episode 10, so thanks to you we celebrate.
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Episode 10
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11:56
Episode 9 - Super Agers
The first time I heard the term Super Ager, was from an article in the November 2023 AARP Bulletin. I initially thought that they were using some catchy phrase to describe people who at lived to some age milestone, but that’s not all of i...
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Episode 9
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20:58
Episode 8 - Things That Can Hurt Your Retirement
Last week, we looked at some ways to make our retirement a success. Today, we'll go over a few ways, that if we're not careful, can wreck our retirement. Don't let these pitfalls of retirement ruin what you've worked so hard for.
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Episode 8
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23:50
Episode 7 - Success in Retirement ... How do we measure that?
I think we all want a successful retirement, but how do you quantify that? That's a loaded question because success is measured differently for each of us. In this short episode, I'll cover a few items that might help ensure that yo...
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Episode 7
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12:46
Episode 6 - Side Hustles in Retirement
In today's episode we'll discuss a few examples of side hustles or part time jobs that might work for retirees and how we might go about landing one.
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Episode 6
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24:16
Episode 5 - Downsizing In Retirement
In this episode we'll take a look at the process of downsizing our lives as we reach retirement age. Today I'll try to give you some basics of what downsizing really means from someone who's gone through the process and survived. I ...
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Episode 5
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25:31
Episode 4 - Untangling Social Security and Medicare
Social Security and Medicare options can be confusing and overly complex when one decides to sign up for these government benefits as retirement approaches. Timing and choice of services will affect us as we move through our retirement ye...
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Episode 4
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28:40
A Christmas Message
A quick thank you to all who have downloaded and listened to this Brand New podcast and a brief Christmas Message. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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4:35
Episode 3 - Coping In Retirement Together
Retirement as a couple requires give and take, compromise and support. We each have a different idea of what our retirement is going to be like, but we have to match that up with our partner for each of us to have the retirement we want.&...
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Episode 3
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20:12
Episode 2 - Retirement - What Does That Mean
Retirement will mean something different for each of us. We will face many of the same things as we go through the years awaiting, but we must each do it our way. Today, I'll discuss retirement in general and tell you what retiremen...
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Episode 2
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19:01