8 Habits of Successful Retirees

Dragline · Post by **Dragline** » Wed May 29, 2013 1:02 pm

I ran across this list this morning:
http://intentionalretirement.com/wp-con ... Poster.pdf
While it is directed at people retiring at "standard" ages, it struck me that it was not age-specific at all -- and that there is no reason not to work towards these goals at any age.
Item 5 in particular implies that ERE should be the norm, and 7 that "working" -- i.e., participating in meaningful, productive activity -- during "retirement" should be part of the plan.

Ego · Post by **Ego** » Wed May 29, 2013 8:24 pm

Gotta love advice for grandma that starts with a quote from Fight Club.

Dragline · Post by **Dragline** » Thu May 30, 2013 12:37 am

Shhh -- you know the rules.

J_ · Post by J_ » Thu May 30, 2013 11:28 am

Dragline, I have laid myself along the 8 habits. They fit (more or less), especially nr 6: explore, dream, discover, choose yes over no, active over passive, adventure over inertia.

And yes, I feel myself happy as Larry. So it must be a good list

Ego · Post by **Ego** » Thu May 30, 2013 2:41 pm

Printed it and put it on the bulletin board here at our senior apartment complex.

Chad · Post by **Chad** » Thu May 30, 2013 11:56 pm

Funny how the rules to live by when you retire are the rules to live by before you retire.
The first may be a quote from Fight Club, but all of them can be found in Fight Club. Such a great movie.

Hottentot · Post by **Hottentot** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:43 pm

Yes. Fight Club became a cliché, but with a reason.