So
much we'd love to do...so little time.
Real Life Retirement is an
outgrowth of the real experiences of myself, my friends
and acquaintances all of whom have now left a primary
career--but none of us have simply stopped working. We are resourceful people who have
sometimes made non-traditional choices and believe that fun and
money and good health should go hand in hand at all ages.
It is also an outgrowth of
a lot of misperceptions and false images of what
"retiring" really is. The idea so often
presented is that retirees sit in the sun or in front of the
Tube, take daily
walks, do a little volunteer work or maybe play around
with a hobby and
visit the grandchildren from time to time.
Instead, we define "retirement" as leaving one's
primary career. What follows is the beginning of a new 20+ year
long phase of
life, one that can include personal growth, new ideas, new work and
exploration of the world--quite often free from heavy
financial responsibilities. Lately, however, more and more
retirees are
returning to work and we have many
suggestions for them.
The people
mentioned on this site "retired" at ages varying from early 50s to
early 70s. All names have been changed to protect
the individual's privacy. The stories are real, the names
are not.
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