Adulting NEVER Ends

My day job supporting individuals who are too busy or overwhelmed by paying bills and managing a household as a Daily Money Manager has helped me refine how I want to lead the rest of my life.

I have adopted the concept of “adulting” (thank you millennials) which is described as “the practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks.” However, I want to extend this idea to add stages of adulting that take us through the end of our lives. That is if we want to “Adult” well.

Check out this Adulting Roadmap, and let me know what you think. In my world, retirement is not a finish line, but a launchpad to new endeavors. Those in my life aging successfully have planned, are adapting, and open to sharing with their loved ones, asking for, and accepting help when it’s needed. You can listen to this podcast where I discuss this concept with Debbie Miller who hosts the podcast Move or Improve. Interviewed

If you need help getting your personal and financial information organized, you can order a copy of MemoryBanc: Your Workbook for Organizing Life on Amazon. It’s less than $17.00 and will make it easy to get to the stage of Adulting Master.

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