As I get closer the exit (ideally end of 2019), I have been spending more time thinking about my "retire to" plans. Unlike some who dread their jobs, I am fortunate to be self-employed and enjoy my job enough that ending it to "get out" is not my motivator. This gives me some flexibility to launch when I feel ready. With the financial side addressed, solving the "what to do with my time" part has been a little bit of a struggle. Interestingly, and I suppose as expected, the feedback from friends/family retired from 1 yr+ has been all over the board. Many have filled their days with golf, volunteer, hobbies, travel, grand kids, while some have said they really just like waking up each day without a plan and see where it takes them. I tend to feel I will want some structure in my RE life, but perhaps it will morph on it's own.
For those retired a few years +, are you doing what you thought you would be doing in RE? Has it gone according to your "plan" or has the plan changed significantly? What, if anything, would you have done differently to prepare for the "retire to" part of RE?
For those retired a few years +, are you doing what you thought you would be doing in RE? Has it gone according to your "plan" or has the plan changed significantly? What, if anything, would you have done differently to prepare for the "retire to" part of RE?