Is there life after retirement?

Answer 1

Most assuredly. Just imagine no schedule, no expectations to live up to, no one to supervise, no chaos, no emergencies, no attitudes, no watching the clock, no wishing you had more help, no one to irritated you, no idiot boss to deal with, no traffic to deal with or clock to be watched, no coworkers with Napoleonic complexes, no office politics. It's total freedom and reasons enough to do it if you can.
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Answer 2

When you know that you are going to retire in years to come. Begin to make a life for yourself so that you have something to look forward to once you retire.

Alot of people retire and work again because they have no life or they don't like retirement because they were not prepared for it. Without preparing for retirement, it could be a very difficult time adjusting.

For some people, all they know is 8-5/working, home, dinner, T.V., shower, bed, work. There is much more to life than that. Also, even if you were not prepared for retirement, it is not to late to make a life of your passions, friends, Church, family, volunteer, etc.

Best of luck.

P.S. Enjoy retirement, many don't make it !

Answer 3

As long as a person hasn't gone wild and wrecked his health with a lot of crazy living while he was young; has been diligent about learning and done what it takes to be able to get out in the world and earn a good and honest living.. and has not splurged to the point that he has nothing saved and invested, then when comes the age of retirement there is no reason at all (outside of things over which we have no control) why that person shouldn't actually find himself far from being at the end of somethiing, but at the beginning of a brand new journey that could be the best time of his life.
Life doesn't have to end at Retirement. But it is a time that does have to be prepared for, and you cannot possibly begin those preparations too soon. I even can remember my Dad telling me that the time to start planning for retirement was in your teens. Like most teenagers, I didn't really "get it". But I did decide that he was trying to get something across to me that most likely was going to make sense to me somewhere down the road., and it did.
"Old" hasn't got much to do really with how many years you've been tooling around this old ball of dirt. It's about how you feel - how good your health is - and how much confidence you have inside you that you are well prepared and ready to take on the a brand new journey into the next - and no reason why it shouldn't be - the most satisfying phase of your life. I've met 80 and 90 year olds who were having the best time, living it up and having a blast. I've also met 30 and 40 year olds whose lives were a mess. There are plenty of bumps in the road - things that come out of left field and we didn't deserve them or have any way to see 'em coming. But waaaaay more people than there needs to be, have brought stuff down on their own heads, and it wasn't life that quit on them. They quit on it. I don't plan on being one of those.

Answer 4

If you have a lot of interests during your working years - and this begins when you are a pre-teen - you will have the time to pursue and take risks you could not prior to retirement. Of course this assumes that one sets a dollar amount they will need as income when they retire. Young people who do not have broad interests and who don't read, write, get advanced education, get outside their families' traditions, and keep curiosity alive will not develop the interests. Parents must expose their kids to the arts - extremely important - and involve them in the care and feeding of plants, lawns, flowers, animals, etc. and discuss matters of good taste vs. the commonplace. These people automatically have a full second life. More than money, it is a broad interest in all the creative and beautiful things in this life and in this world. Also, volunteering is A#1. One can actually volunteer in a career field they were not able to take on as a paid career when working. Migod, the options are endless BUT it is the developing of broad interests that is absolutely necessary. Can't just stick with one kind of music, have to also enjoy live musical theater, concerts of all kind and develop a love of beauty. That's it. I guarantee it.

Answer 5

Sure, I think the secret is to find lots of activities to do and places to go and friends and family to hang out with. By staying active you can have a wonderful retirement!

Answer 6

Well... Yeah !!! To retire is not to be dead... You need a Plan B to stay active in the things you like most, or in the things you may have wanted to do but couldn't due to regular working hours.

Answer 7

Definately yes; I retired at the age of 46 and
am living life to its fullest, go where I want ,
when I want, get up when I want, no time frame
just do as I feel to do or not to do, with my wife
of course.

Answer 8

Of course! You can travel, spend time with family, volunteer. There's tons of things you can do...and you should. Don't sit in your house and rot away, get out and live life, you don't have to be 30 to have a thriving social and active life!

Answer 9

By the time i retire i will be dead LOL

Answer 10

usually not much. we work so hard retire get sick and die.,..sad