The New Retired but Active

By rogerwebb - Posted on April 3rd, 2008
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Retirement: Bright New Dawn or Darkening Sunset?

It's mostly in your own hands!

Some of us are constrained by finance and others by health problems but let's do the best we can with what we've got.

you may not want to stand out in a crowd, but you don't want to be invisible either

Whatever your circumstances we invite you to make the Retired but Active part of your daily life.

Retired but Active is a Community Site:

...written for and by its members

On RbA you can

  • Read what others are up to and look for inspiration in your life;
  • View their pictures and add your own;
  • Blog and chat, and get involved with the interest groups
  • Set up your own interest group within RbA

    • ..and you can do it in your own home and it costs you nothing

    Now Live on Retired but Active

    I don't particularly want to retire...

    on-line communities are a boon to the retired and the over 50s

    get together on RbA to beat age descrimuination in the recruitment and business market
    Link through to our 'Working On' page
    I don't want to face retirement alone..

    you may be retired but that doesn't mean you can't use the community to the full

    Who are you looking for; a soul-mate share your retirement or something much more limited - someone out there to share an interest without comitment?
    You can use RbA's data-base of hundreds of people in our age-group who are themselves looking for companionship.

    Some useful links
    Read more about RbA Read more about Community Sites Read More about our Retirement Lifestyles See how easy it is to write for RbA Suggest an Interest Group of your Own

    Retired but Active and its new Interest Group format.

    New features give you, the members:
    Ease of Use
    You can read, write, post your pictures to the site whatever your level of IT skills, from novice to expert, ...

    you may be retired but that doesn't mean you can't use the community to the full

    ..or if that's not for you, you can chat to others who share your interests anywhere in the world.
    Control
    You set the agenda, decide what topics Retired but Active will address, focus the site on your interests, your retirement.
    Opportunity
    If you have a consuming interest, a hobby or a cause as long as it falls within our Editorial Code you can use Retired but Active as your shop window to the world.

    many retired people are alone and need to be in an active community

    Companionship
    If you're house-bound, short of funds or simply alone you can share your life with others.

    Community sites and the over-50s

    Used properly, community sites are one of the great democratic innovations of the 21st Century to be used and enjoyed.

    Member's Facilities
    ..provided free of charge by Retired but Active to its members include...
    1. Interest Groups
    2. Blogs
    3. Galleries
    4. Forums
    5. Chatrooms

    on-line communities are a boon to the retired and the over 50s

    Retirement Lifestyles
    Ways of improving your retirement experience looking at:
    1. Getting Together - to share interests or life
    2. Retiring Overseas
    3. Indoor or outdoor hobbies and past-times
    Plus any other interest suggested by the members.
    Information and Advice
    A combination of professional advice plus the experience and knowledge of members. Areas might include
    1. Financing a retirement
    2. Health Issues

    Quote of the Week

    Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.

    George Burns (1896 - 1996)

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