10 Ways To Transition Yourself Into Retirement

You've reached your 60s, saved up enough money to live comfortably, and now you're thinking about retiring. You might feel a mixture of apprehension, excitement, and fear. Your daily routine has been stable for years; this is an abrupt change.

We have some expert advice for you: try these 10 ways to help yourself transition into retirement!

1) Plan Ahead - Retirement is coming sooner or later so start planning ahead now to make the process as easy as possible! Understand how much time you need to prepare for the event and discuss it with your spouse or partner.

2) Take Good Care Of Yourself - The older you get the more important it is to make sure you look after your health. You'll have a hard time conducting day-to-day activities if you don't take good care of yourself.

3) Get Rid Of Your Old Prejudices - It might seem like an odd time to talk about prejudices; however, old prejudices can be a big cause of trouble in your life - especially when they relate to retirement. Whether they are based on gender, race, sexual orientation or another factor you should work to get rid of them during this transitional period in your life.

4) Give Yourself A Gift - Treat yourself to something special when you retire from work. Perhaps your favorite wine, a comfy sweater, or a massage.

5) Consider Retiring Into A Shared Financial Home - If you are going to retire it is likely that you, your spouse or partner, and other family members will live together in one house or apartment. You can make this a "shared financial home" by buying services as a group - such as health care and housing - rather than individually. By making these purchases as a group you'll reduce the amount of money your personal "money pit" needs to be emptied.

6) Reduce Your Activities - Start reducing ones activities if they are not important to you now but will be important when you are retired. Carving out time now to do something you enjoy, be it a hobby or spending time with family and friends, will make it easier to do once retirement arrives.

7) Keep Contact With People - The majority of your work contacts are going to end when you retire from work. Try and keep in contact with them by socializing during this period.

8) Try To Forget Work - Don't spend all of your retirement thinking about how great it will be to leave work behind. Instead, try to think of what retirement will mean for you: working less and having more time to do the things you enjoy.

9) Drop The "Shoulds" - Finally you've reached a point in your life where it is OK to stop worrying about whether or not you should retire. It will happen when it happens and that's what matters.

10) Start Using Your Mindset - Retirement is a great time to start breaking free from all the stress your work life has caused over the years. Try and start using your mindset now so that when retirement arrives, things are not as hard for you.

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I hope you enjoyed this book and found it helpful. As I promised in the introduction there are a lot of resources out there to help you learn more about the topics covered in this guide. I do recommend that you supplement your learning with some of them as well.

It should also be noted that a lot of these suggestions and tips work for both new and experienced programmers alike. You don't have to be an expert programmer or software engineer, to find the advice provided in this book useful.