Set the date for the start of your retirement (6–8 minutes)

1 Start Your Retirement

Review your planned retirement date and decide whether it’s still right for you given your current personal circumstances.

Learn about creating a retirement plan.
Talk to your partner and family to ensure they’re happy with your retirement plan.

Learn about the psychology of retirement planning.
Review whether you have any work goals you still want to achieve.
Consider whether you want to retire completely, or continuing working a few days a week.
Think about whether you want to take any long-service, annual, or even extended unpaid leave you have before you retire permanently.
Talk about your retirement plans with your employer.
Update any skills you have that could be useful for earning extra income in retirement if you need it.
Establish a timeline for your retirement so you can prepare a list of tasks to complete before the big day.