1 Start Your Retirement
9 Steps
- Talk to your partner about retirement and ensure you are both on the same page about when you want to retire.
- Discuss how you want to spend your time in retirement with your partner.
- Think about your family circumstances and if they will affect your retirement plans (such as a second family with young children).
- Consider what your retirement goals are as a couple and individually.
- Think about what – if any – travel you would like to undertake and how often.
- Review your hobbies and consider how much time you would like to devote to them in retirement.
- Think about any sports you want to pursue in retirement.
- Consider any community activities (volunteering or charity work) you want to undertake.
- Identify any new skills you could learn as part of your current employment that could be useful in retirement.