Non-financial preparation for ER

[ExFlyBoy5]

My retirement coincided with the holiday season (T-giving/X-mas) so there was a lot of travel, family visits, etc. Once everything settled down in January and folks went back to w*rk and kids back to school, I was initially scared that I would be bored and not have anything to do. But, going on close to two years and I haven't been bored (or even CLOSE!) to being bored...as a matter of fact, I very often don't get done what I want to do on a DAILY BASIS...but that's OK to me.

I personally wouldn't PLAN anything per se. I would just let it flow and see what happens. One of the great things about retirement is that you are free to re-invent yourself as many times as you wish!

 

[brewer12345]

I underestimated how much of s driven person I am. I still look at job listings that would be challenging, then walk away when I remember that these would be 10+ hours a day in the cube. It isn't easy to hang up your spurs. I would think seriously about how you will deal with that if you have a similar internal makeup.

 

[EastWest Gal]

I've done something useful every day this week. Pulling weeds, cleaning, setting up a concert for one of my music groups, etc. I love taking care of my home and not taking care of work. Today I've been goofing off and loving every minute of it.


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[JonnyM]

Just let it happen...

 

[Dd852]

I think taking the time to do a true honest inventory of friends acquaintances and activities to be clearer in my own mind about who I wanted to spend time with and what I wanted to spend time doing. Time is like calories or money - you can spend your budget well or poorly but there's a limit so you might as well have a plan!


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