Living Well After 50
Lifestyle and the after-50 stuff I actually test on myself. Sleep, muscle, supplements, haircuts, snowbirding, and a few money notes from my own accounts. These are first-person logs. Not medical advice. Not financial advice. Money pieces stay over on the money topic page too, with clear notices up top.
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Last updated September 27, 2026
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Living WellHow I Sleep Better After 50
The free habits and small bedtime stack I use to sleep through the night after 50: morning sunlight, less late sugar, magnesium glycinate and glycine.
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Living WellHow I Build Muscle After 50
I own a home gym I stopped using. The easy 20-pound dumbbell and weighted-vest routine I actually use to build muscle after 50.
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Living WellThe 5 Supplements I Kept After 50
After trying way too many, I cut my supplements to five that actually earn their spot after 50. The list, the real doses, and the quality that matters.
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Living WellBest Haircuts for Men Over 50
Best haircuts for men over 50 follow one rule: shorter and neater wins. Exact words to say at the barber.
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Living WellGrey Hair, Men Over 50: Blend It or Own It
My hair went grey after 50. I didn't fight it with a hard dye. Here's the gradual Control GX routine I actually use.
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Living WellHaircuts for Thinning Hair After 50
Thinning on top after 50? Go shorter, not longer. What to ask for by crown, temples, or even thinning.
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Living WellBecome a Snowbird Without Being Rich
Four realistic ways to winter somewhere warm on a regular retirement budget, with real monthly costs for RV parks, rentals, and public land.
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Living WellCovered Call ETFs for Retirement Income
Why I use covered call ETFs (SPYI, QQQI, SCHD) instead of the 4% sell-down: live on monthly distributions, skip selling shares, and watch NAV erosion.
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Living WellMy Three-Bucket Retirement Income Method
I'm following Doug The Retirement Guy's three-bucket method near retirement. Foundation, growth, income, and how I filled each bucket.
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Living WellChase Sapphire Preferred 100k Bonus
We each earned the Chase Sapphire Preferred 100,000-point bonus on work already budgeted. What we got and how we used the points.
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Living WellThe 9 Best E-Bike Trails in the US
Nine e-bike friendly trails, each with the current Class 1/2/3 rule confirmed straight from the managing agency, plus surfaces, seasons, and honest…
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Living WellAre E-Bikes Allowed on the Katy Trail?
Yes, capped at 20 mph. Missouri's official Katy Trail e-bike rule, verified, which class actually fits, and what gets checked at the trailhead.
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Living WellAre E-Bikes Allowed on the Mickelson Trail?
Class 1 only, Class 2 throttle bikes are banned. South Dakota's official Mickelson Trail e-bike rule, verified, plus the trail pass and what changed in 2026.
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Living WellCochiti Lake RV Camping
Cochiti Lake RV camping from site 71 on the Ringtail loop: no hookups, closest pad to the water, Corps of Engineers upkeep, and what the other loops cost.
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Living WellHecla Junction Camping
Hecla Junction from site 1104: river pad, dry camping, $10 pass, Stage 1 fire rules, canyon cell, day-two notes.
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Living WellFind a Waterfront Campsite
Waterfront pads go first on a holiday weekend. How I used Grok Bot to lock a reservable riverfront site.
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