Age is no factor in retirement preparation. Money management, medical coverage, legal issues and housing are the basic planning elements to ensure that retirement living matches your dreams. SeekersGateway is the one-stop portal for help in both the planning for and living in retirement.

Each page is a gateway to provide you with the information on a variety of pre-retirement planning and then retirement living. The intent is to provide a source to make your search for information quicker and easier.  As in life, all decisions are yours to make.

Pre-retirement planning requires lots of thought and maintenance which will likely be revised throughout every stage of your working life beginning with your first position and ending with the final one.  How does one generate the financial resources to retire? Are the money management software programs available to assist in your personal and long range plans? How do you determine the retirement funds you will need? Are there retirement planning tools, retirement calculators available for use? What age should I begin? Do I have sufficient insurance?  Should I prepare a living will? What is estate planning? Have I prepared for my final resting place, should I prepay all services? Have I discussed aspect of these decisions with my parents, spouse and/or children?

As you near actual retirement, decision on housing options involve such questions as where do I live? Should I remain in my current home, or move to a retirement community? If so what kind- an active adult community, an assisted living community or a combination of both.  Can I retire in another country? Do I want to live in a retirement resort? Will I (or my parents) need to find special senior housing options? If I remain in my home will I need handyman services, home repairs services? What health and wellness programs are available? Will I be adequately covered with dental care, medical care and vision care? Will I need to keep track of various Medications?

Upon retirement, you reap the benefit of your planning decisions. Retirement living can open new doors. Retirement does not equal physical or mental deadness. The possibilities for retirement activities are limited only by your own choices. Time is your friend and you can spend it at your will.

Do you want to travel – in seniors only groups or alone? You can take a cruise, fly to Europe or to Bali, visit the pyramids, walk the Wilderness Trail, or just go fishing. You can vacation in Hawaii, Cancun, the Cote d’Azure or travel to Italy and see the statue of David in Florence. Take your RV and visit every state in the union.

You can explore hobbies – golfing, fishing, gardening, biking, tatting, reading, skydiving and fencing. The possibilities are endless.