From a Wall Street Journal story by Stephen Kreider Yoder and Karen Kreider Yoder headlined “The Big Question in Retirement: Who Am I Now That I’m Not Working?”:

The first year in retirement is often the most difficult. But it also can set the stage for how you’ll fill the years ahead—both financially and psychologically. Stephen Kreider Yoder, 66, a longtime Wall Street Journal editor, joined his wife, Karen Kreider Yoder, 67, in retirement last year. In this monthly Retirement Rookies column, they chronicle some of the issues they are dealing with early in retirement.

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