About Enjoy Retirement Together
Two people. Two visions. One plan.
Why We Built This
Retirement doesn't create a couple's differences. It reveals them.
Most couples know their retirement numbers: how much they need and when they can afford to stop working. Far fewer know whether they agree on where they'll live, how much time they'll spend together, or what a good Tuesday looks like.
That second conversation, about what the money is actually for, is where retirements succeed or fail. Enjoy Retirement Together gives couples a framework for having it: moving from silent assumptions to honest, ongoing dialogue about the retirement you'll share.
Understanding First
A structured conversation for sharing your visions honestly, without damaging the relationship. Understanding comes before problem-solving.
Both Partners' Needs
Creative strategies that honor both partners' core needs instead of forcing either/or choices.
Where Couples Get Stuck
Traditional planning tends to treat a couple as a single economic unit, one household with one set of goals. In reality, it's two people who may want very different things from the same years.
The book describes four common types of misalignment:
The Homebody & the Adventurer
Familiar places and deep roots, or new places, people, and possibilities.
The Achiever & the Leisure Lover
Meaningful accomplishment and structure, or freedom and no schedules.
The Social Butterfly & the Solitude Seeker
Energy from people and gatherings, or from quiet and a few close friends.
The Security Seeker & the Experience Seeker
Financial safety and planning for the worst case, or living fully while healthy.
Most couples find two or three of these at play. In each one, both partners are right about what they need.
Our Approach
Individual Clarity
Each partner works through the ten dimensions alone, so the answers reflect what each of you actually wants.
The Conversation
Share, ask clarifying questions, find the patterns, then decide next steps together.
A Shared Blueprint
A one-page plan you both built, with regular reviews so it keeps up as life changes.
The Retirement Together Framework
Ten dimensions of retirement satisfaction, grouped into five areas of life. For each one, you answer three questions: Where am I now? What would ideal look like? What would have to change to get there?
Inner Life
Emotional Wellbeing
How you understand and manage feelings.
Spiritual Wellbeing
Your connection to purpose, meaning, and values.
Relationships
Social Connections
Friends, community, and colleagues.
Family & Intimate Relationships
Your partner, children, and extended family.
Purpose
Work & Contribution
How you want to be useful.
Skills & Capabilities
Developing and applying your talents.
Body
Health
Physical and mental wellbeing.
Physical Activity
How you stay active as you age.
Place & Play
Living Environment
Where and how you want to live.
Recreation
What brings you joy and restoration.
Meet the Authors
Debra Corey
Co-Author
A multi-certified life and health coach and speaker with more than 20 years of coaching experience and an executive background in corporate banking. Debra helps couples build customized roadmaps for life, health, and wealth.
Gregory Damian
Co-Author
Gregory spent his career in enterprise technology at Charles Schwab, Oracle, and SAP, most recently as a Product Owner for advisory technology platforms at Schwab. He holds an MBA from Indiana University, is a NASM-certified personal trainer, and is the author of Abs at 60. He co-developed the Retirement Together framework.
Start the Conversation
Your retirement together starts with the conversation you may have been avoiding.