Retirement Quotes and Sayings about Why to Fear Retirement Is to Fear Life
To fear retirement is to fear life. People all too often fear retirement because they focus on what they are giving up instead of what they are gaining. nstead of seeing retirement as something to be avoided at all costs, they should look at it as a phase of life that can be filled with joy, fun, challenge, excitement, and satisfaction due to all the benefits they can experience. For starters,
Here are a few of the benefits you get to enjoy once you retire:
You can get up when you want to.
You have no daily rush hour traffic to contend with.
You don’t have to deal with the jerks at the office anymore.
Where you live doesn’t have to be dictated by your employment.
You have lots of time to do the household projects you have been putting off forever.
You can spend winter in Florida, Arizona, or Hawaii.
You don’t have to wait for a bus on a sub-zero January morning.
You get to set your own agenda.
You have fewer headaches because life is simpler.
You can have a lot more variety in your life.
You don’t have to report to a boss about your actions.
You can go on a vacation when you want to go and not when your employer says you can.
You have more time for more friends in your life.
You can put more time into creative pursuits.
There are no co-workers to get envious of your accomplishments.
It’s easier to be spontaneous.
Excerpted from the book How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free.
#1 of Four Retirement Quotes and Retirement Sayings
What will I do with myself when I retire?
When I quit my job, I do not want to quit living. Can I possibly be of use when retirement day comes, or will I just be taking up space. — J. A. West
#2 of Four Retirement Quotes and Retirement Sayings
I'm not in retirement.
I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.
— Max von Sydow
#3 of Four Retirement Quotes and Retirement Sayings
A retired husband is often a wife's full-time job.— Ella Harris
#4 of Four Retirement Quotes and Retirement Sayings
Retirement: No clock, no deadlines, no stress, no money! — Unknown wise person
These retirement quotes and sayings are adapted from:
The 237 Best Things Ever Said about Retirement
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Ernie J. Zelinski is a leading authority on early retirement and solo-entrepreneurship. He is the author of the bestseller How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free (over 80,000 copies sold and published in 7 foreign languages), the career book Real Success Without a Real Job, and the international bestseller The Joy of Not Working (over 225,000 copies sold and published in 17 languages).
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