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Many people ask themselves what will happen to their life when they retire. Like them being healthy, wealthy, and happy is your concern. The average life expectancy is increasingly getting shorter, and workers want their retirement to come sooner than later.

On the other hand, many retirees are going home with little to no savings for their retirement. As a result, the retiree lacks the purpose of retiring. However, this is not the way it should be. Indeed, life post-work can be pleasant and enjoyable with the right retirement planning.

Additionally, a long and fulfilling retirement life depends on other factors aside from money. Quitting the 9-5 schedule is satisfying. While money is important because it helps you get by, you don’t need a lot of it to be happy after retirement. It’s not the most crucial source of fulfilling retirement life. So you should focus on other things that money can’t buy but improve life satisfaction after retirement.

How Do I Pass time after Retirement?

People are happy to jump out of the office because they believe that retirement will give them a period of relaxation and leisure. However, they’re not able to achieve that because they develop illness and experience increased mobility issues shortly after retirement. Still, others suffer depression and loneliness when they leave full-time work, possibly because they have nothing to do or fill their free time.

The following ways can help you counteract such problems.

Tutoring: You have a skill that you have developed for more than 40 years. Instead of putting it in a drawer, you can use it to teach in a local community center or online. In fact, many organizations are looking for volunteers so you can use your free time to teach kids or youth some skills.

Part-time Job: Working part-time doesn’t mean you need money, but it keeps you active and helps you use your extra time. You can use the extra cash you generate from your part-time job to buy something you couldn’t afford or something lavish.

Gardening: Start gardening because it’s both mentally and physically engaging. A vegetable garden will give you fresh, healthy food to eat. You can also share the extra vegetables and fruits with your family or sell the rest to your neighbors.

Vegetable garden

Travel: Retirement gives you extra time that you were craving for. With a lot of time in your hand, you can now visit the world’s most mysterious, sacred, or beautiful places. You can also take day trips, cruises, or visit new countries. Another way is to become a tourist in your state or hometown, especially when you have a tight retirement budget.

Learn New Hobbies: There are many hobbies that you can pursue, including playing a musical instrument, photography, singing, crocheting, crafting, drawing, and much more. These activities can keep you busy, active, and happy.

Writing: A retiree can write a book, articles, poems, memoirs, or start a blog. Writing a book may consume a lot of time; however, you can start with a gratitude journal. This allows you to put your reflections down about the positives and things you’re grateful about. It will also keep your brain active or engaged, thus eliminating boredom and loneliness.

Join Meet-up Organizations: Many social organizations have specific interests in the community. These include clubs centered on sports, books, cooking, and other great opportunities. Retirement is characterized by changing social circumstances, and making this transition can be challenging. However, getting out into the world to meet new people can enrich your social life. In fact, meet-up groups give people another chance to make new friends, thus preventing social isolation that checks in when they retire.

What Makes People Truly Happy in Retirement?

Some people think that money is an essential ingredient to their happiness; however, it’s not the whole picture. You can have the money in the entire world but lack happiness because you’re not healthy.

Here is what will make you truly happy during retirement.

Have a Bunch of Interests: Sitting on your couch as you watch a rerun of your favorite show can’t give you a fantasy retirement. Instead, traveling, exploring, playing, hiking, biking, painting, volunteering, or photography will keep you happy. Actually, engaging in activities that you feel passionate about is important as a retiree.

Take Care of Your Health: Taking simple steps to take care of your health is important. Eating the right food will prevent you from camping in the gym or, worse still, in the hospital. You can also engage in modest exercises such as biking, walking, swimming, and much more. Such activities will keep you healthy and happy.

Develop Satisfying Daily Routines: Creating and sticking to a daily routine can bring you pleasure. You can identify the routine that works for you by first experimenting with several and then picking the best. Retirement is essentially a major transition that changes different aspects of your life and the world. However, you find a new and satisfying set of routines if you’re patient.

Connect With Friends: It’s crucial to have a lot of friends during retirement because this can help you live longer and happier. However, this should be from a diverse circle of friends because workplace friends disappear when you retire. Having friends outside work and branching out to your personal interests is key. You can have younger friends because your retirement journey needs all sorts of friends.

Establish a New Identity outside Work: Your work identity will end when you retire. In fact, it will become a distorted self-image when you leave the office. Therefore, it’s crucial to create a new identity when you retire, such as writing books, traveling, gardening, or painting. So ensure that your new identity is based on your creativity.

Kossi Adzo is the editor and author of Startup.info. He is software engineer. Innovation, Businesses and companies are his passion. He filled several patents in IT & Communication technologies. He manages the technical operations at Startup.info.

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