Retirement – one of the major events in anyone’s
life time
It is well worth planning your
retirement well ahead before you take the final step, because this is almost certainly
one of the biggest events of your life and there are lots of things to consider. It will
mean a much easier transition to your new lifestyle if you do, rather than a sudden shock. |
Retirement these days can lead to one of the most enjoyable phases of your
life. Up to now your work has probably been the major factor, but now you have the
chance to plan your time a bit more and perhaps take up some new and enjoyable activities.
This may still include doing some work or even starting a new business of your own, but
whatever the situation it is important to plan ahead.
There are a variety of retirement planning courses for
individuals or for yourself and your partner – because this is going to be a major
event for them too.
What we have tried to do in this section of laterlife is to both provide a checklist of
things to think about and likely events around retirement with links to information,
products and services which will be useful to you. So click on the Planning your Retirement link above and the links in the list on the right of this page so that you can start to think about the various elements of retirement.
Also make sure you take a look at Lifting
the lid off retirement, a series written by Jeanne Davis as part of the
laterlife interest features section. Jeanne is the author of “How to Plan Your Successful Retirement” and for
many years, she was a director of AARP (The American Association of Retired Persons)
Books from Amazon
To find out more about books on this subject, click on the title for more information .
How
to Enjoy Your Retirement
365
Ways...Retirees' Resource Guide for Productive Lifestyles
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your affairs in order Many of us have managed to do things on a fairly
piecemeal basis during our working lives – now can be the opportunity to get
everything in order
Changing jobs
It may be that you still need to supplement your pension income, or that a job change has
been forced on you because of redundancy prior to retirement. Here we provide information
to help you decide on and find that new job.
Losing the Company Car
As a result of retiring, the company car may no longer be available to you. There are now
lots of Internet services available to find exactly the car you want, including the major
manufacturers. Perhaps its finally time to have that special car that you always wanted
– there are also specialist services available to do the searching for you and locate
exactly what you want wherever it is in the country.
Running your own business
Maybe it’s now time to set up that business of your own or do a bit of Consultancy to
keep your hand in. Here are a selection of guides and informmation to help you.
Using your time
How to spend your new found leisure time needs as much thought as anything else. Whether
you want to take up a new sport or hobby, get involved in voluntary work or take a few
more holiday breaks we provide some ideas and information to help you.
A special treat
How about kicking off retirement with a special treat – a cruise or special holiday
trip that you’ve always thought about. There’s no shortage of such information
and sites on the Web, we’ve tried to select some of the most useful and especially
those geared to the over 50s.
Retirement Courses It's
well worth considering a
retirement course to help make the most of retirement. Sadly most
people spend more time planning their annual holiday than they do
planning their retirement. |
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