My MIL is 67. She's a lovely woman with a very strong work ethic. She will put work above almost anything else, but is quite the martyr about it. She's very bitter about all the things she's missed out on because she was working (i.e. not seeing her father before he died etc. etc.)
The thing is, in the scheme of things, the work she does is not that important. She runs a retail store, and from what we can gather she makes about $200 per week profit! Her financial advisor and husband have both told her that they have enough to retire and they've recently had a lady offer to rent the premises where the business currently is. I reckon they'll be able to make about $200 per week just in rent if they accept her offer.
Anyway, quite clearly, my MIL is not psychologically prepared to retire. She can't imagine what she'd do with herself other than work. Also, I suspect that she worries that my FIL's spendypants ways will see them destitute in their retirement, but she won't have that conversation with him.
For quite selfish reasons, we all want her to retire so she no longer has an excuse not to visit her Grandchild or do other things that on her deathbed, she'll probably regret not doing.
Can anyone recommend some resources that I could use to help her see the light? Perhaps a book I can give her for Xmas? Or a way to have this conversation such that I'm not overstepping?
Thanks!