Quick, when was the last time you thought about your retirement? If you’re under 50, you probably gave it just a passing thought. If you’re under 30, maybe not even. For many of us, retirement is just too far off to give it much thought. How can we think of something decades from now...
The worsening traffic in Metro Manila has gotten me lately to seriously think about where I want to retire. In fact, it has become so bad that I started to think about pre-retirement: where I want to live even before I retire. Certainly, certain cities in the Philippines are good candidates: Cebu, Davao, Bacolod,...
There was a time, not so long ago, when people worked until they turn 60 or 65, and then they are given a monthly pension or a lump sum retirement pay plus maybe a watch. Then they spend the rest of their life on the golf course or playing with their grandkids. Not anymore....
