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How to Stave Off Boredom in Retirement

5/16/2022

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Retirement is the most freeing time in your entire life. For the first time as an adult with resources, you also have the free time to just enjoy your life and what you have achieved. But if you are someone who has been working for most of their adult lives, you may run into a common problem during retirement—boredom. There are a lot of hours in the day, and it can be a challenge to keep them full of fun activities when you haven’t had this much time before. Here are a few ways that you can stave off boredom in retirement.

Take Up New Hobbies

The first way that you can stave off boredom in retirement is to take up some new hobbies. Have you ever wanted to learn an instrument, or a new language? Or maybe you always wanted to get into karate, or painting, or even something as lowkey as joining a book club? Retirement is the perfect time to dive into these hobbies and practice them with your time. Doing things that are fun, you enjoy, and fulfill you is critical during retirement. There are tons of classes and activities offered at community centers everywhere that are fun and inexpensive.

Do Odd Jobs

Another great way that you can stave off boredom during your retirement is to do odd jobs with your spare time. Not only does doing odd jobs and work help you feel productive and useful, but it can also boost your income in retirement. And if you don’t need it now, save it for later. You can put up to $7,000 of this income into an IRA for your retirement. Plus, this money can continue to compound invested in the stock market to boost your income later in retirement.

Travel

The final way that you can stave off boredom in retirement is to travel more and see the world. While travel may not be for everyone, a lot of seniors take much pleasure in seeing the sights of the world. Adult life is full of many responsibilities and commitments that can make travel, especially long-term travel, difficult if not impossible to do. Retirement, on the other hand, offers you the time and freedom to explore the world on your own terms.

Retirement can be an exciting concept, but day-to-day life during retirement can feel boring. But if you have the right ideas in mind, retirement can be full of excitement. If you are doing these three things, you are going to have a thrilling retirement.

Read this next: How to Make Sure You Have Enough for Retirement

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    My name is Dan Hopwood and I first started my career in the insurance business back in 1988.  2023 will be the start of my 35th year in the business. 

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