This week, I’m talking about how Covid will change how you plan for retirement. 

Today, I’m talking about how covid will help you focus on what matters most. 

One of my favorite questions to ask clients and people I know well right now is: what is the hardest thing for you about this pandemic? So I’ll ask you the same question....what’s been the hardest thing to cope with during this challenging time. 

When I first started asking people this question, I expected lamentations about having their spring and summer travel plans cancelled, or not being able to eat out at their favorite restaurants, or the struggles of trying to work from home. 

But by far the most common response I heard was that they just missed spending time with family and friends, and found the social isolation very difficult. I talked to a soon to be first time grandmother who wouldn’t be able to see her newborn grandchild because she would have to travel and her son and daughter in law were nervous about exposing their newborn to anyone outside the household. Weddings, graduations, baptisms, and birthdays - all the special occasions that we want to share with those we love the most. All cancelled or significantly altered. 

Which brings me back to the topic of today’s tip - how will covid help you focus on what matters most? Perhaps you realize that you want to live closer to family or spending more of your free time and hard-earned money cooking at home for friends and family. It’s so important to be ever-mindful of what matters most and what matters least and then to allocate our precious time and money toward what matters most and to forget about everything else.

Of course, it’s easier said than done, but hopefully Covid has helped you shine a light on what really matters to you so you can make that a priority in how you spend your time and money. 

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening. My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip. 

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