Nearing the end of the summer holidays, but maybe nowhere near the defeat of COVID, here are some questions to face. Many of us are either parents or grandparents with school-age kids pondering returning to the classroom. Or perhaps with older kids like mine, more likely given their social lives, to pass the virus onto us.  These two graphs tell the story about the different experience... read more>

A study has shown smiling contributes to the perception of aging unless you are over 60. By then, it's too late as the damage is done! Should this news cause those sensitive about their appearance to scowl instead of smile, hoping to rob a few months' wear off their face, it's a pity. Do we really need to care if a simple smile makes us look a tad older when surely it also makes us look n... read more>

Guys, let's face it, we may need some wardrobe advice as just because we are getting older doesn't mean we should stop caring. I’ve just heard of one older man in rural Victoria who is so unimpressed with our attire that he's writing a book to raise standards. It’s also sadly true it's been too long since anyone complimented me for anything I was wearing.  Am I overreacting? Does it ma... read more>

How bored, fatigued or generally past the whole COVID ‘thing’ are you? Not too fed up to read this, I hope. The pandemic which has defined our past two years is far from over, but the worst may (and I repeat may) have passed. This article contains some results from our recent survey of FiftyUp members on these matters. We didn’t get a great response in terms of numbers (maybe that’s anoth... read more>

If you are a true 50Up and haven’t started seriously financial planning for your retirement, it may be too late. To use the cliché, 40 is the new 60, which means you need to start strategizing for retirement savings sooner, not later. Some retirement planners surveyed 3000 people and, on average, found they were aged 61 before they were preparing for life after work. By then, it’s not ... read more>