Or do you not intend to? Or have you already? Retirement is coming up for me in a few years, so I’m considering my options.
I talked to one person near retirement age who talked about climbing down the corporate ladder. The idea is to take jobs of progressively less responsibility and more vacation and use the time to transfer knowledge to junior staff.
Use the money to fund better and longer vacations.
I want to grow enough killer weed to tank the local economy.
What do I want to do when I retire? Pretty much nothing! I want to watch TV shows and soccer games, play video games, sleep in, take naps during the day as I see fit, hang out with my wife, and shit-post online.
But I know that hobbies, side-projects, and socializing are important for delaying cognitive decline and staying active. So I’ll probably, begrudgingly, do some of that shit too.
Still a decade or two before I can even think about retiring though. And things can change. So who knows.
I am retired and you’re describing me, other than the fact that you’d have to pay me to watch soccer. I watch bicycle racing instead. It’s a damn nice life.
Take care of my body so I can enjoy retirement. I hope I find some things that keep me active in the community. I think I would make and enjoy more art.
Start today. You will lose muscle mass between now & then and keeping it up makes a huge difference.
If you’re interested I read this useful book on the subject: Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
Attia puts out good content.
Don’t believe in ‘retirement.’ Already have plans to transition into full-time writing.
“when”? Lmfao it’s a big fat “IF” for those of us 30 and under, buddy.
36 here, I don’t expect to retire
I don’t expect to be alive by that point
I’ll be 95.
I’m hoping to breath and poop safely.
Slowly sail around the world, maybe document it so folks who might not otherwise have the chance to experience those places, can, if they are interested. Live as small and as green as possible on my boat. Solar, wind turbine, water generator.
I will probably spend a full year doing Not A Damn Thing™. After that, who knows. Volunteer somewhere maybe.
Monthly briskets, brewing alcohols, fine overcomplicated precision woodworking with exotic wood inlays because “bubinga” is fun to say, road trips for natural features and new taco joints, painting, restore/modicfy cars, and a concerning amount of day-drinking because that is the only way I can get through the day knowing what the world has come to when I can’t distract myself with any of the other things.
Travel. Hopefully I am healthy enough and have enough money to go and live in many different places.
Have enough money to live
Oh model trains and Legos too
Make good, free games. I want to be financially stable enough that I can just make cool stuff and give it away, and not worry about trying to monetize it, or protect it from pirates. I just want to create for the sake of creating. I’ve got no interest in starting a business/company/indie studio/whatever the fuck else it is people think I should be doing. Added bonus, if anybody ever takes issue with something I’ve made, I can happily tell them where to stick it. It’s free, you have no right to complain
Travel, play board games, and watch movies.