Paths to Creative Retirement Workshop

Registration for April and August 2018 Paths programs is now open!
http://www.campusce.net/ashevillenational/course/course.aspx?catId=77

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CREW and Paths are profiled on Next Avenue as a great way to prepare for retirement!

http://www.nextavenue.org/for-retirement-planning-help-try-these-weekend-workshops/

For Retirement Planning Help, Try These Weekend Workshops The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute retirement-planning weekend workshops at the University of North Carolina/Asheville cover relocation to reinvention.

If you want to get started planning for your life in retirement, not just your money, this suggested reading list from OLLI Executive Director Catherine Frank is a great place to start!

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/05/great-books-to-read-on-retirement-planning/index.htm

Retirement Planning Books - Consumer Reports Retirement planning isn't just about money. Consumer Reports provides a list of readings, mainly on the non-financial aspects of the transition, compiled by an expert.

Check out this relocation advice from OLLI at UNC Asheville member Buck Bragg in today's New York Times. And if you are considering relocation in retirement, you will want to attend OLLI's Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend, being held June 5 - 7, 2015 at the Reuter Center on the UNC Asheville campus. www.AshevilleCREW.com

Finding a Retirement Haven to Suit You When choosing a place to live, retirees should consider whether a community reflects their values, and if it can meet their social and health care needs.

Paths is listed by Kiplinger as one of the tools helping people Create a Plan for a Meaningful Retirement.

http://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T037-C000-S004-devise-a-plan-for-your-life-as-a-retiree.html

Create a Plan for a Meaningful Retirement-Kiplinger A retirement plan is not just about money. It is also about figuring out how you want to spend all your newfound free time.

Here's another link to a great series of articles in last week's Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/retirement-planning-04092012.html

Next: The New Retirement - Wsj.com Wall Street Journal news, features, analysis, opinion, articles, columns and archives at WSJ.com.

Thank you all for an amazing weekend together!

Another great article about finding meaning in retirement...
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120225/NEWS01/302250021/Retiring-full-speed

Far from inactive, Asheville retiree has 'so much fun, it is sinful' Arnold Sgan takes advantage of WNCs wealth of options for culture, volunteering and just plain fun.

Here's a great article on finding the "right" community and housing over the long term...

The Hunt - Trading a Mountain View for an Urban View After 30 years of marriage, Sharon and Michael Newman decided it was finally time to move from the Catskills to New York City.

I'm finally getting these photos uploaded for you all--it was a great workshop and an incredibly nice group of people. -Michelle

Hi All--We have just 4 more spaces available in our September 2-4 workshop. If you recommended Paths to a friend or colleague who intends to join us, please have them contact me! I hope you're all doing well and that your plans are evolving... -Michelle