Before waving goodbye to your office desk, make sure to have already built a group of non-coworker friends. “Your work friends were just that, nothing more,
Another retiree agrees, saying they regret not preparing themselves more for the social isolation that ensued after leaving their job.
However, “trying to figure out who I am” without their job title was difficult for them when they transitioned to retirement; their job had been stressful, causing them to constantly run on adrenaline, an identity that they lost after their last day of work.
Although one retiree doesn’t regret retiring, they recommend getting comfortable setting boundaries and learning to say “no” before retirees-to-be leave their job
A retiree’s biggest regret is moving to be closer to their family and old friends. They explain that their family doesn’t have time for them and their “friends have changed and maybe we have too.
They encourage people thinking about retiring to have a purpose outside of their job to focus on during retirement.
One retiree realized their regret retroactively, sparked by the time they had to reflect during their five-year-and-counting retirement. Instead of regretting retirement itself, they say
A retiree who retired at the age of 60 urges people to be smart about saving for retirement before biting the bullet so they don’t regret it.