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Retirement is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be

It’s impossible to really know what retirement is going to be like until you experience it. We dream about it in those final few years of work. We think about what we want our lives to be like in retirement.

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Following are 5 specific areas where retirement is nothing like I thought it would be.

Retirement is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be

Our retirement cabin had been a second home for 7 years before we retired, which we used for weekend escapes and supplemental rental income.

Building and running Freedom For Fido has become a true source of joy in both our lives and our retirement is better as a result.

I now have a writing studio and woodworking shop off the driveway at our retirement cabin.

The reality is that I seldom think about money. I find that a very strange thing to say, and certainly not something I expected.

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Retirement is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be

It’s impossible to really know what retirement is going to be like until you experience it. We dream about it in those final few years of work. We think about what we want our lives to be like in retirement.

Following are 5 specific areas where retirement is nothing like I thought it would be.

Retirement is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be

Our retirement cabin had been a second home for 7 years before we retired, which we used for weekend escapes and supplemental rental income.

Buying a Second Home

Building and running Freedom For Fido has become a true source of joy in both our lives and our retirement is better as a result.

Co-Running A 501c3 Charity

I now have a writing studio and woodworking shop off the driveway at our retirement cabin.

Building a Workshop

The reality is that I seldom think about money. I find that a very strange thing to say, and certainly not something I expected.

Not Thinking (Much) About Money

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