I recently read an interesting article about retirees who become depressed and bored — even ones on sound financial footing — because they haven’t found enough activities to keep them busy. I have been retired now for over 20 years, and I am fortunate to have found enough activities to k...
Coming up with thetop-10 retirement activities to keep your busyis essential and perhap harder thanthe top-10 reasons to retire early. If you are not presently retired, it's important to spend many pre-retirement days in the act of retirement planning and thinking about what you want to do...
Second, even in papers that “prove” a negative impact of early retirement, the results are often not 100% consistent across the board. For example, according to one study, the effect is not even statistically significant for white-collar workers. Well, I was a white-collar worker, so I ...
1. “I’m sorry to see you go, but I’m glad you have so much fun ahead of you. Keep in touch and enjoy your retirement!” This retirement message pairs well with:TheRetirement Count Down Calendaris all about motivation and anticipation while waiting on that highly well-deserved freedom...
Besides, when you’re part of the busy working world, it can be hard to build healthy habits and reach your wellness goals. But in retirement, you get more time to engage in exercise activities such as golfing, walking, or even dancing. No matter how you’ve planned for this time of...
My online activities keep me busy for 15-20 hours a week. Then I spend another 25-30 hours a week are spent with my wife and kids as anold parent wanting to make up for lost time. Teaching my kiddos new things is now my greatest joy. It's also a lot of fun for me to relearn...
negatives of early retirement life that also needs to be discussed. I retired early in 2012, at the age of 34 after a 13-year career in banking. But the years that followed felt unnatural, so I decided to keep busy doing some part-time consulting from 2013-2015 and write on Financial ...
area or just looking for your next vacation destination, Washington D.C. offers an incredible variety of activities to keep you busy. From the museums and monuments on the National Mall to Michelin star restaurants, D.C. won’t disappoint.Ellen Kershner January 11, 2022 Save ...
Your ‘busy’ 30s While you might feel older, wiser, and more mature when you hit your 30s, you may still be making some retirement planning mistakes. Atkins thinks the biggest retirement savings mistake made by people in their 30s is contributing just a small amount toward their retirement....