| The concept of retirement has changed remarkably | | | | 4. RUPPIES: retired urban people |
| since the advent of Social Security and pensions. | | | | 5. JHOBBIES: turning a hobby into a job (e.g. go from |
| Retirement was originally seen as a male's onetime | | | | taking yoga classes to teaching yoga; making jewelry |
| passage from the workforce, and research | | | | for fun to making jewelry to sell) |
| concerning retirement dealt almost exclusively with | | | | 6. PLAYCHECK: working for money to spend on |
| men. Retirement was viewed more in isolation, as a | | | | pleasurable items/experiences such as a vacation |
| solitary passage, though the reality is that most | | | | 7. FUNEMPLOYMENT: a person who is out of work |
| retirees are married. Retirement is now recognized as | | | | but takes advantage of the free time by doing |
| a process, involving perhaps several forays into and | | | | enjoyable things |
| out of alternative projects, pastimes, and careers. | | | | 8. WEISURE TIME: combining work and leisure; |
| And now that about half of the workforce is female, | | | | working even on vacations; weisure-geezer time |
| retirement is no longer a male phenomenon; it's also | | | | (older people combining work and leisure) |
| recognized as more of a couples' issue. | | | | 9. HEALTHSPAN - the time you'll be healthy; more |
| So, in keeping with the "new" retirement, here are a | | | | meaningful than lifespan |
| dozen words that you won't find on the SAT! | | | | 10. RETURNMENT - going back to work after |
| 1. SKIERs: parents who are Spending their KIds' | | | | retirement |
| inheritance | | | | 11. TEXTUALLY FRUSTRATED - what a lot of us |
| 2. FANBY: Find A New Backyard (serial relocators) | | | | mature people are when it comes to texting |
| 3. HALF-BACKS: people who move from the northern | | | | 12. WALKABILITY: a measure of |
| parts of the country to the far southern parts, then | | | | pedestrian-friendliness; able to walk instead of drive |
| move "half-back" because it was too hot for them or | | | | to stores, library, restaurants, etc. |
| they want to be closer to their children | | | | |