| When I made my first draft of the top ten reasons | | | | retire today, is tomorrow a given? |
| to retire I came up with 23 solid reasons to do so. | | | | 5) When you are retired you can choose who you |
| These were the ten best of the 23. | | | | associate with...Can you do this now?...This one fact |
| Most all of the "top ten" need a stipulation from the | | | | can cause a great deal of stress for some working |
| reader. That being, retirement should not be | | | | people. |
| measured in dollars and cents but rather the time you | | | | 6) The sooner you retire, the fewer regrets you will |
| are "spending" by delaying retirement. | | | | have about things you didn't do...some retirees spend |
| Retirement is more about time than money. | | | | more time listing regrets vs. recalling things |
| Here are my top ten reasons to retire now. | | | | accomplished when they can do no more. |
| Retire now because... | | | | 7) You will have opportunities sooner to volunteer, |
| 1) You are not getting younger... You are one day | | | | mentor, give back, make a positive impact on |
| closer to your obituary, the more you delay retiring | | | | people...this is a wonderful reward for those retiring |
| the less time you will have being retired...do the math. | | | | now. |
| 2) You become physically weaker as you age...as you | | | | 8) Your quality of life may not be all that great in 10 |
| become more frail you will enjoy retirement less...you | | | | to 20 years...enjoy life now; good health seldom |
| are not able to do the things at 65 you could at 50...it | | | | increases with age. |
| is a fact often ignored. | | | | 9) When you retire you are doing what you want to |
| 3) You can start working on your "bucket list"...what | | | | do; not what someone else wants you to do. |
| do you want to see and do before you die and while | | | | 10) Retiring beats working any day of the week. |
| you are able...my personal to dos include seeing | | | | These top ten reasons to retire will hopefully get you |
| Australia, New Zealand, the Norwegian fjords...what | | | | to thinking more about not putting off retirement. I |
| are yours? | | | | hope you enjoy being retired as much as we have |
| 4) There are no assurances for the future...if you | | | | for the last 14 wonderful years. |