Selling your home can be a stressful experience. We put together these tips on how to choose the real estate agent who is best for you. These are generalised recommendations, applicable to most situations, but subject to specific individual State or Territory Laws and regulations. Engaging a real estate agent to sell your property Our […]
Moving away from friends Moving home can be an exciting time but it isn’t always, and there are times when moving away can be a very sad affair. We look at a number of types of moves and the impact of moving away from friends. I recall sort of my move from Bayswater in Melbourne […]
You may have heard the term “age friendly communities” and asked yourself what is an “age friendly community” and perhaps also, do I care? As we at RetiringNotShy! rail a bit against ageing, do we care ’cause we’re “ageing”? The answer may be like the curates egg. In this article, we’ll provide some background and […]
Are you considering a home renovation? Choosing where to live in retirement is so important and one of your options is to remodel your existing home so that you can age in place. We share our tips on managing a renovation, be that in an existing home or a new purchase. Why consider a home […]
Retirement villages and manufactured homes are popular choices for retirees looking to downsize, but each of them comes with rules and regulations that it is essential you understand. Discover the pitfalls and make a well informed choice before proceeding with the purchase of a home in either of these accommodation options. As alluded to in […]
Having at least some basic financial planning skils in place is essential to a satisfying retirement and we recommend you develop your personal investment plan. Here is an outline of how we went about this. Alternatively, you could just win the lottery but “Hope is not a strategy” and so far that hasn’t worked for […]
If you are beginning to consider your retirement housing options you may need to be flexible. Let us help you by outlining the retirement living options available for Australians. I’m sitting comfortably in front of my screen, in our comfortable home, on our own block, living the Australian dream that can be semi-retirement or re-wirement. […]
Gender roles in Australia are changing and being challenged within families. Australian men have an opportunity to embrace this change and move forward, with renewed strength, in partnerships that have more to do with equality and the commensurate application of skills, different as they may be, and less about a stereotype of “being a man”. […]
Throughout many days of the year the city of Canberra is populated by a variety of political hangers-on and blow-ins; Australia’s Federal politicians and those visiting to meet with them. These people don’t live in Canberra or have the slightest interest in being there for reasons other than what often appears to be their own […]
Too often I find when sitting in a crowded restaurant or in a space with lots of things in it and lots people, I seem to become, as my father would put it, bumble-footed. No, I’m not alcohol or drug affected but my personal space requirements are not met in much modern design. Interior design […]
