retyrement / new tyres, different tread! Places to go, people to see, things to do.

I retired after we sold our Landscape Company. I helped a couple of young Mothers ( daughter and daughter in law) learn how to care for their babies and babysat while they furthered their education. I also spent much time caring for my Mom so she could stay in her own home. I have had no time to be bored!

I wish.

No not me as i don't work and nothing else.

I too smile at what retirement. The only difference for me is I don't get paid to do what I do anymore.

Need we say more?

Plans to travel

All I can say is WOW I keep busy too & I was in the work force 'til I was 71.I am in a Tai Chi class 3 times a week & help out the Red Cross with Telecalling .At the moment my husband (he's 87) & I are renovating a 1946 era house to eventually move into.

I my not be working (for payment) but never seem to be bored…look after my husband & step-dad & brother why live close by…not complaining but think as we get older our term of “working” seem to change…

I kind of stopped working when I had my daughter who is now 2. I don't think I'll go back exactly, but just do some work now and again for fun, not necessarily because I need the money.

In my golden age still run my own home based business =enjoying it & financially rewarding

Busier now I ever was

retirement so boring, especially with this nasty disease threatening to wipe us all out.

Wow , I retired and was going to travel now stuck at home with lockdowns and covid cant do anythingEdited 17-Jul-21 16:46pm

Jesus hasyou plans forever more and blessed are all creatures he saw that it was good Edited 18-Jul-21 12:11pm

I have been retired for a number of years. Did relief teaching for a long time. Love knitting and knit for charities-am Worship Leader at our church and support a charity for Homeless . I am 83 and don't think about giving anything up.

You have a very full life and good on you.

No retirement for me. Too many mistakes when i was young...Come on lotto win!

You're amazing. I'm far off the retirement age but do try to save what I can for it. I enjoyed reading what people do with their retirement and I kind of worry what it will be like when I get to that age. Things seem so different now with technology and our habits I just wonder if it will be the same.

Eileen W. Only 24/7 so how do you find the time. I retired at 65 after working for 50 years. I was only 15 when started.I took reluctantly redundancy at 58 and just did what I wanted. I met my now wife in 2004/ married 2005. I had a stepson to support so got a job as a girl’s high school cleaner. Now retired I don’t get any help from Centrelink as my wife works. I told interviewer that I would get a boat and drift off the coast and be a asylum seeker. I said you people can find all the resources to help NON tax payers and cannot help me after 50 years. She said I can’t comment BUT you are right. It’s a total JOKE. So now I have to tell lies to get help. My wife have separated but still together. This way I can get help.

My Mother did not drive, so my Father used to say, when he retired, he became a taxi driver.

I wasn't ready for retirement. I was forced into it by the female director of the Government agency I had been working for, she decided she did not want any males in the agency she was in charge of. She replaced me with THREE women - of course given the absurd structure of the Public Service it meant her Salary increased by a very substantial amount - the more staff she had under her control the bigger the salary. But I made the most of it, had a few part-time jobs until I moved into caring for an older family member. As Joe B says, I don't seem to have any spare time at all now - mind you being part of Rewardia takes up any spare time I have!

Been retired for 2 years. Hated it so now I am back volunteering at IDEA services once a month. Have a husband that has a lot of pain with arthritis so not keen on going far from home. Really boring but I cope with that little visit to the people I used to support i am 73.

You have to be ready for retirement, you have to want it because work is getting in the way of what you want to do. Since I retired I don’t seem to have much spare time…lol. COVID has buggered a few plans up but there are so many other things to do it don’t matter much

Eileen W ........ absolutely fabulous. Obviously there is life after retirement. For me, I do not intend to retire until around age 70; I am still fit enough for my job, reasonably active and have an enquiring mind. Once retired thought, I will most likely go back to volunteering ......... life goes on no matter what your age ........

Wow what an amazing story you sound just like my mum who is long retired but did many years of volunteer work including Scouts,Salvation Army,Community Constable assistant,Lions and Red Cross but she has not travelled much only to Australia and The cook islands.

NOW THAT I HAVE RETIRED LAST OCTOBER, I NOW DO VOLUNTARY WORK FOR MEALS ON WHEELS AND I LOVE MEETING NEW PEOPLE.

I don't think we ever "retire", just stop going to that other place and get a reduction in our fortnightly "take home" or should I say "stay home" pay but nothing for all the extra other things we're called upon to do because "you must have so much time on your hands"!!!

I find volunteering is great in retirement. Stops the brain from stagnating.

My Dad retired early, aged 60. He drove my mother mad and she sent him back out to work until normal retirement age of 65!!!! Personally, I would retire tomorrow and either ride my bike or climb mountains for the time I have left or until my knees give out!!!

YOU NEVER EVER SAY YOU ARE RETIRED BECAUSE FAMILY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU BELIEVE ME .

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I retired from my aged care job to be my mothers full time carer as she was having a lot of falls if I was working I would not be able to go and help her so gave up work and went onto a carers pension so I was kept busy and still am she is now 96 and still living at home but I am doing a lot more for her now but she is very healthy just has trouble moving around but she still loves her garden

I love the crystal ball insight in poem from Kelly Roper, 'The Day has Arrived'. The day you thought you'd never see, Has finally arrived. And despite whatever you once believed, Gosh darn it, you're still alive. You managed to survive your working years And retirement shines before you. Your spouse can nag you full time now, And your kids will still annoy you. Yes, these will be your golden years To live life as you please. You can play golf and power walk at the mall, At least until you give out at the knees. You can take up painting if you like, And spend all day painting flowers, That is until your hand cramps up After holding the brush for hours. Don't worry about getting dressed every day, You've earned the right to stay in your pajamas. All you have to do is turn on the TV, And watch your afternoon dramas. Sometimes life may get a little boring, Especially when you've no place to be. You can take up exciting hobbies, Like doing puzzles or watching birds sit in a tree. Yes, retirement has its highs and lows, But there's one thing not to be forgot. As long as you're above ground and not below, Retirement's the better of the lot. Edited 17-Jul-21 09:49am

I don't know what I will be doing when I eventually retire. It is a long way off & I can't see into the future at present to say what I will do next with my spare time. I cannot plan that far ahead at present.

I have kiwisaver account in my country of New Zealand. I'm saving some money towards retirement. It will help on top of the Governments superannuation payout when I retire at 65 years of age.

Retirement has become a much busier (and fulfilling) life for me.

good on you people, good living

I love being retired.

I worked in a manufacturing company that had their own super scheme so when I retired at 60 I had that until I started receiving our Government super as well now at 84 years of age my wife and I are nice and comfortable and enjoying life. Just one thing for the young ones do your best to make sure that like us you own your own home mortgage free as this makes everything so much better

Retirement is for old people.

Everything is a personal choice.

We are planning for retirement and in a few years will be able to retire and move where we want to.

I have been retired for 30 years and my life is still as full as when I was working

Amazing and inspirational.

Like Eileen I am far too young to retire. I'm a mere 73. But that does mean that you can't easily find employment, so I am self employed as a writer and editor.

Retirement is doing what you want to do instead of doing what you have to do. I am busy enjoying retirement.

Retirement is not for the faint hearted you have to get out and do some thing

I haven't make any plans to retire yet.

WOW sounds like you really have NOT retired. You are doing an amazing job. Many retirees return to working out of boredom or not being able to survive on the measly pension. I retired any years ago due to emphysema and more recently a lung cancer diagnoses. Since then I had set up a foodbank at my own cost which I ran from home on behalf of my church but they wanted to use it only to help people within our church instead of anyone in need, so I closed it. I then volunteered at another local foodbank for a while. These days I grow fresh vegetables all year round to help people in need through a local charity PLUS I counsel victims of abuse and domestic violence FREE of charge. But hey, this is nothing compared to the great work YOU are doing...Keep up the good work

I have applied to volunteer at a near by Animal Shelter in April and have heard nothing. This is my wish but no one has the decency to even let me know any thing. People are so rude in inconsiderate. At the Salvation Army I assumed they were all volunteers but they are not. Quite a few are employed there. I found it strange to volunteer and do the same tasks as they do and I do it for nothing. So the donated items would actually cover their wages before going to any one needing assistance.

WOW! I am impress!!

Retirement seemed a long way off and then all of a sudden it happened late last year. There was a lot less bureaucracy with paper filling out and now life is a breeze. The same as EileenW, many happy hours are spent at U3A plus at the local community house doing courses. Being of a slothful nature I enjoy being able to get up late and go to bed when I want and have spent a disgustingly wonderful amount of time watching Netflix. There have also been lunches with friends along the way and they do tend to complain that I am always so busy that we have to book a fair time in advance.

That's the thing! In the future there probably won't be a retirement. They keep putting up the retirement age for pensions. One day it will go up to 75, or 80. Who knows! It's good for those who are still fit and healthy. But there are many who can't do all those things, to keep real busy anymore. Some have to slow down due to bone complaints, or something else. Their bodies let them down.Edited 17-Jul-21 00:22am

No, I'm still working on some things. Still have dreams of getting ahead. Haven't planned anything really. I just coast along.. wish I had of in the past taken life a bit more seriously. You learn the hard way sometimes.

You have done well! There are many younger than you who don't have your energy. It's good that you are helping our native bear, the precious koala. Keep it up!

yes, I'm glad that I 'retired' in 1998 becase i still wonder how I ever found time to 'go to work'

WOW! Keeping busy is a good thing.