Uncle8888 learnt from this early retiree in Apr 2010!
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Read? HOW TO RETIRE?
Four Pre-Conditions for Retirement
I retired in year 2000 at age 52. I am now 61, thus I can claim that I got more experience at retirement than most! I thought I should share my experience with mariners because I have seen too many friends and neighbours who became so bored that they have become a nuisance to their spouse and children and to others!
A few of them have solved the problem by going back to work. They were able to do so because they have a skill/expertise that is still in demand. The rest (and many are my neighbours) live aimlessly or are waiting to die – a very sad situation, indeed.
You can retire only when you fulfill these 4 pre-conditions:
1. Your children are financially independent (e.g. they got jobs), ......