If you or your spouse are thinking about retirement, make sure to add one important consideration into the mix: how retirement will affect your relationship as a couple. With estimates of 10,000 people retiring every day and the rise of divorce among older people, it’s likely that many people are dealing with the impact of retirement on the well-being of their relationships. From personal identity to daily routines, and financial concerns to free time, couples need to think carefully about what comes after the last day of work.

For starters, take a look at this recent post in Next Avenue. It provides some useful tips for couples who are navigating this new stage of life. And if only one spouse is planning to retire, then all sorts of additional considerations arise, including learning to live on one paycheck and rethinking the division of household chores. If this is your situation then read about issues to consider in this recent piece in US News and World Report. For a humorous glance at what may await you, you might want to check out the book by cartoonist Graham Harrop, Living Together After Retirement: or, There’s a Spouse in the House. Finally, if you’re like many couples in retirement, you know that for value as well as entertainment, there may be no better way to spend time together than a visit to Costco! If that sounds like a good time to you, then line up for your free samples and check out Kiplinger’s suggested best Costco buys for retired couples Here.