Re your post 26, here’s the problem with editor-surveyor and like-minded people, they cannot for the life of them undertake control of their everyday life. They need someone to tell them what to do, until the day they drop.
They’re bores because everything in their lives revolves around that damn job. I’ve seen a lot of them.
They’re bores because everything in their lives revolves around that damn job. I’ve seen a lot of them.
That's a little harsh but having a fear of the unknown is probably common, I know I faced a little of my own even though I knew I was prepared financially, I still had to get my mind "into it". It didn't take any consideration at all to know I didn't want to run my life according to someone elses schedule any more.
Having a fear that one is going to die soon after retiring is irrational. Exercise, eat right and you'll do well whether in the rat race or not. I stay exactly as busy as I want to stay, no more and no less and I have stated before, I have zero regrets, having been retired for 12 years.
That trite saying, "different strokes for different folks" applies here. For people considering retiring, I say, jump right in, the water's fine!