Retirement is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be

When we decide to retire, we jump off into the unknown.

Sure, we’ve developed a plan. We’ve saved and accumulated resources. We’ve figured out how we’ll spend our days and our money. And hopefully we have our health.

But it’s also true that once you pull the trigger on retirement, there are some things you only come to know from experience. And while you can imagine what things will be like on the other side of your last day at your 9-5, reality may not match your expectations.

Retirement Is Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be

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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.

But the truth is, try as we might, there’s simply no way to know.  Kind of like… – Getting married – Having kids – Starting a new job

There are certain things in life that you just can’t accurately imagine until they happen. Having been retired for 3 1/2 years, it seems enough (but not too much) time has passed for some reflection.

I read Al’s comment before taking the dogs on their afternoon walk, and his question lingered in my mind: “How does what you actually do in retirement…compare versus what you thought you would do…”

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