Many of us look forward to retirement as the reward for a lifetime of hard work.
However, without some planning it’s not always what it’s cracked up to be!
This is a conversation between a recently retired gentleman and one of his friends:
Hi Joe, “How is retirement? Are you enjoying yourself?”
Joe – “I’m playing some bowls but I wish I was still in business. I miss all the people.”
Message:
if you are contemplating retirement – plan what you’re going to do next before you make the change.
Ask yourself
Will you still want to experience fulfilment and challenges in your retired life, will you miss contact with other contemporaries, will you miss simply being a productive part of society?
If you have a business
Some people are fortunate enough to have a business as a way of life they enjoy. If you are one of them, don’t throw this away until you’re sure you have something to replace it with.
Scaling down your business might be a better option. The extra income might also be useful, particularly in times of inflation.
Having a successful happy retirement
Embracing challenges and learning new things is an important part of a successful, healthy, and happy retirement, planning is important to achieve this.
Find out how to plan for retirement
There is plenty of help and advice online about planning for retirement – simply enter “planning for retirement’ into your goggle search bar.
