\u201cI went in not knowing if I had enough money to retire, and came out knowing that I had a lot more work to do – and not just on money – before I retire.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what Canadian Media Guild<\/a> member Terri Theodore, a news editor with The\u00a0Canadian Press<\/a>, says she learned during a recent CMG sponsored pre-retirement course held in Vancouver.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Are You Doing After Work?\u201d was developed by the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada <\/a>(CURC). The course is delivered by instructors who are retired and who can share personal experiences of living life after work.<\/p>\n As Terri Theodore discovered during the two-day course, there\u2019s a lot to think about when you are considering retirement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe worksheets made me think about how much I spend, where I spend it and what I need to do to save for retirement. Another worksheet also got me thinking about if I’ll be living in the same home a few years from now, never mind when I turn 65.\u201d<\/p>\n She says the advice on financial advisors will come in very handy.<\/p>\n Terri says the instructors also brought up several things that hadn\u2019t occurred to her, including, \u201cthe need to widen my social circle, thinking about how I\u2019ll occupy my time when I retire and where I\u2019ll live.\u201d<\/p>\n The coordination and the instructors for the Vancouver course were provided by the British Columbia Federation of Retired Union Members<\/a> (BC Forum), which is the B.C. Branch of CURC. The CWA<\/a> Canada Retirees Council, which includes CMG retirees, is affiliated with CURC.<\/p>\n CMG in conjunction with CURC will be providing more pre-retirement courses for its members in other locations across the country. Courses are being planned for Toronto in November and Winnipeg in December.<\/p>\n For more information contact Gail Young, CMG National Director of Education & Mobilization.<\/a><\/p>\n Terri Theodore recommends that if you\u2019re thinking about retirement you should also think about taking the CURC course.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile I know I have a lot of work to do to get to retirement, this course has sent me in the right direction. I have already recommended it to my co-workers, and won’t hesitate to recommend the course to others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cI went in not knowing if I had enough money to retire, and came out knowing that I had a lot more work to do – and not just on money – before I retire.\u201d That\u2019s what Canadian Media Guild member Terri Theodore, a news editor with The\u00a0Canadian Press, says she learned during a recent … Continue reading What Are You Doing After Work?<\/span>