The Big Problem New Retirees Run Into
As a retirement planning coach, I often find new retirees making a common error: they mistake the joy of being retired with being fulfilled in retirement. After the euphoria of, “Yay! I don’t have to go to work today!” wears off, recent retirees often feel an overall sense of loss. Specifically, common feelings are: A lack of social interaction A lack of purpose A feeling you’ve reached your peak and are no longer needed A feeling of being disconnected from society The most common remedy, people think, is filling up the new free time with pleasures. And while pleasures are important, they don’t satisfy a lack of purpose. With a life expectancy of […]
