Retirement planning today...it's not just about money

Retirement planning today... Not what you think

If financial planning is what you think retirement planning today is all about you are missing major aspects of sensible retirement plans.

If it was only dollars and cents the only person you would need to call upon for retirement advice would be your retirement planner... However he or she only sees retirement through the filter of your financial portfolio... It is up to you to factor in the most important areas of retirement planning.

What are you going to do when you retire?

It is critical to retire to something... Not just stopping going to work... That is a sure way to poor health, an early grave and an unfulfilling retirement.

So before retiring, you and your spouse, should make a list of things you want to do and things you never want to do again...and don't try and do this together. You and your spouse should make two independent lists and then sit down and compare them and then make a list that you both can live with.

So first you must retire to something.

Where are you going to retire?

If you examine the retirement experiences, and how little they cost, noted on site...

You may be expanding the places you can retire to...

You can afford just about anyplace if you are willing to look at low cost lifestyles.




There are a lot of variables in choosing the ideal retirement spot for both you and your spouse...

Conclusion

Unless you have examined exactly what you're going to do in retirement and completed a thorough checklist of what's important in a retirement location... Stop right now... These lists are just as important, even more so, than the size of your retirement portfolio.

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