How to Make Sure Your Retirement Is A Rewarding And Satisfying Time For You - 17 Ways

- Pick a problem and try to solve it.  It doesn't have to be your own problem. It can be any problem.

-Take up a new hobby, or take an existing hobby to a new level.

-Advance your existing skills.  If you have musical skills, extend those skills; learn to play a new instrument; or learn to play more complicated pieces; or study music to learn new concepts; If you have cooking skills, extend those skills.  If you've never cooked before, learn to cook.

-Travel; discover new places, sounds, sights, smells, food.

-Contemplate the big questions in life, and write your thoughts about them

-Rediscover a childhood passion - the theater, dancing, whatever.

-Reconnect.  Connect with old friends, connect with old coworkers, connect with relatives, connect with your kids.

-Get fitness oriented in a new way. Take up a new sport. Train for a marathon.  Set and pursue fitness goals. You now have the time.

-Get involved in politics.  Think about political issues. Evaluate the candidates.

-Get involved in education. Involve yourself in the personal development of another human being. Take up a mentoring job at a school. Get involved in your children's or grandchildren's education. Become a career advisor. Give coaching in career skills, entrepreneurial skills, or life skills.

-Broaden your horizons. Go back to school. Take online classes. Learn a language.

-Learn to do things for yourself.  If you've never done your taxes before, learn to do your taxes, or understand how they are done. Explore Turbo Tax online. You have nothing to lose; you only pay when you file.

-Improve your understanding of personal finance. Learn about taxes. Learn about stocks. Learn about bonds.  Learn about investing in hard assets. Learn about credit and borrowing. Learn about fiscal and monetary policy.

-Keep on your toes. Play games - Sudoku, Ken Ken, Merriam Webster Scrabble Online, online poker. Play Word Games. Play Number Games. Play Memory games. Challenge yourself.

-Unretire.  Take up a job. Join a non-profit. Start a business.

-Start a Book Club, a Movie Club, an Investment Club.  Start any club, where ideas can be exchanged, and you can continuously develop your thinking.

-Write.  Write a journal. Write a blog. Write articles.  Write stories.  Write letters for your children or grandchildren to read after you are gone.

These are just some ways to ensure...

Your Retirement

 Boredom and Dissatisfaction

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Postscript:

You may no longer have an official title, a payee id, or an employee number.  But you are still one of the 7 billion people alive on the planet.  Make that count.

I wouldn’t be surprised if you find the new ID you give yourself infinitely more valuable than your payee id ever was.

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