This channel is dedicated to encouraging those over 50 years old... especially in health, finance, retirement, active living, and general life advice. My message is simple: THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE IS IN YOURSELF.
Even if you could go back and done things differently it doesn’t necessarily mean things would turn out for the better. Longer I live a lot has to do with luck.
Good thoughts and insights. And side note, I chuckled at the 2:00 mark when you coughed as you said, "Some people will even encounter serious diseases."
I know a guy who collected 1 social security check and died of a heart attack 2 weeks later. I made sure i enjoyed my 20s traveled and lived the bachelor life not getting married until 32.
I kinda plan to at least 80, I'm 75 now. I've got a neighbor who is 82 and the plan is to get him out walking. I walk over a mile daily, just walk and think. If I knew my time would be up tomorrow I'd not change a thing I'm going to (or not going to) do today. I retired at 52 pension, IRA, now SS. My concern is winding up in a nursing home, like my mother did, and they will clean out my kids in inheritance. Take care of your health, live within your means, enjoy the golden years. Regrets? Got many but it took what it took to get us this far. I spend more time thinking about the mistakes I wish I'd made than the ones I did.
I'm turning 59 soon and have moved my retirement date up until next spring. The more I hear your message that we can't get more time, the more I'm leaning to retiring at the end of the year. Everything else is secondary to that crucial fact.
Exactly how I felt after quitting 50 yrs of Nursing(politics) and finding my freedom to follow who I really wanted to be. I used to hate Sunday nights ! !!!1 Now I plan what brings me joy and purpose. Volunteering, humane society, hiking, swimming, nature, animals...
You have such great content and I'm surprised that you don't have more subscribers!! I'm hoping more people find your channel!! Your content is very encouraging and sensible!♥ Thank you!
Great message, Want your channel to blow up? Travel to beautiful places and record your message there, change the setting or angle every 5 sec. Get your body standing and moving this will help project more enthusiasm in you're voice. if possible where a cowboy hat, grow a beard and smoke a cigar. Maybe look into smoking weed, you are very intelligent and wise, a gentlemen and a scholar. Weed helps you look at things from a different perspective, it allows you to free associate and mix's all your knowledge together and you get new and creative ideas or insight. Take Care.
Good morning, I have been a subscriber for a while now and truly enjoy your content. Just turned 55 and have retired from my job after 36 years. I had planned ahead and was looking forward to it and here I am.All the best to you and we’ll keep watching.Thanks Ron.
A 65 year old man in good health has only about a 75% chance to hit 75. A 62% chance to hit 80. A 50% chance to hit 85. A 25% chance to hit 90. A 10% chance to hit 95. A 5% chance to hit 100. Guys: Live your life accordingly. Ladies: Your odds are slightly better in all categories because you are naturally superior to us guys.
Good video Ronnie , I turn 64 next month and I feel very aware of time slipping away. I'm self employed and I'm not working as hard as I used to. Maybe January 2026 🤔
I’m 47. I have no retirement. I regret the past. I hate my job and I am completely unfulfilled. I am currently debt free-except for mortgage. I have spent my entire life chasing status which kept me shackled to the job.
If you have no debt, work on paying off your mortgage next. it can be a gamer-changer. It was for me. It's an opportunity to become financially independent. Thanks for commenting & stay in touch.
Really agree with your thoughts. I retired at 62 and now am 73 and the years have flown by! I travelled, keep fit,eat healthy and love my freedom. Resilience is the key. Try to stay positive , get out in nature and treasure your friendships. You have to take charge. Love your video. sub'd. Canada.
Agree. We work and save to enjoy retirement, but must remember to take care of our health. If you have your health, you have most everything. Just ask a person who has failing health. They would give anything to get their health back.
Ronnie, you've made a very important point that many people don't consider. Many people assume they will be as mentally and physically strong 15 years from now as they are today. They might have plans that "someday" they will finally have the opportunity to go after a dream, start a hobby, learn a new skill, or enjoy a piece of happiness somewhere. That is wishful thinking. I'm 56 years old, and I was involved in a car accident earlier this year. I tried all kinds of treatments without any success. My condition has left me bedridden most of the time, in pain all day, and I struggle to even walk to my car. I don't check my mailbox anymore because of the distance I have to walk. I have stopped cooking. I can't shower without sitting down. I can't go shopping unless there are places I can sit every minute. My world has turned upside down. Even though I don't have suicidal thoughts, there are dark times when the pain is so great, I don't care about anything else anymore. Without the care and love of my wife, I couldn't have made it this far. My health problem may be temporary and improve ...but it can also be permanent and worsen. You are right in that we really don't have much time with our friends and loved ones as we might think. Everybody is busy, and over time we lose touch with people in our lives. Perhaps, you move away from each other, and more urgent things take priority. If you expect to live 20 more years, you actually have only 20 days left to spend with them if you only see them once a year... 20 more Thanksgivings...20 more Christmases. Time is not only not on your side. Time may also not be on their side. Money is important, but it isn't everything. You have nothing if you don't have your health. If you are experiencing health issues, don't ignore them. Get them checked out, so you can get treatments before they get worse. If there are places you want to visit, people you want to see, things you want to do, don't wait until it is the "right time." Make the time. Lastly, time is too short to not say what is on your mind and in your heart. The people who love you care about and deserve to hear honestly what you think and feel.
So sorry to hear about your accident, and I really appreciate you telling your story. Your insights really offer a perspective that many will benefit from as they read your comments. I wish the best for you. Stay in touch.
Agree 100%. I was injured in a car accident a few years ago. Went through some very dark times. Things have improved with time. For everyone out there: don't plan for that "someday" in the future because nothing is guaranteed.
Well, “time is not on your side”, but from my layman's perspective (based my empirical experience and observations), time does not dictate your destiny. As you mentioned, there's definitely youthfulness in your senior years given having or acquiring the fortitude involved regular and habitual exercise (mind as well as body), which is essentially another one of those luxuries and benefit of retirement should one choose to select it.
As we get older, time becomes our most scarce resource. No matter who you are or what kind of life you have… you’re racing against the clock before your body gives out & betrays you.
I turned 54 in June. Looking at the end of February. I'm scared and excited but I believe I can manage. I don't know how much I'll receive from the Canada Pension Plan at 62. It won't be much and I will only look at it as a supplement and nothing more.
People can't afford to retire. People are broke due to years of foolish spending and the higher cost of living. Look at all the old people working at Walmart.
Death is a natural part of life. As we get older our bodies breakdown, embrace the changes and enjoy what you do have and not about what you don't have anymore. Our attitude makes the biggest difference in how we enjoy the last years no matter how many there are.
I'm 53. Ronnie is 67. To me he has traveled 14 years into the future and is sending me a message through time telling me the do's and don'ts like that movie Frequency with Dennis Quiad and Jim Caviezel. Like sending a message to younger me. Thank you for a great video again. Don't stop because a lot of us are listening.
I worked shift work for 8 years. It really messed with my body-clock (circadian rhythm), and wasn't able to sleep very good. I changed jobs, which was better. It's even better to be retired. Thanks for commenting.
