Posted on 10/14/2020 8:11:14 PM PDT by hiho hiho
I have operated a small business for many decades. I'm tired -- and tired of all the paperwork, insurance, and taxes. I wouldn't mind cutting back to part time, but it doesn't seem like a financially viable option as my insurance costs and paperwork would likely not decrease. So, now the quandary -- what do I do with my time if I retire? I want do remain active and keep the mind busy. I don't want to sit and watch TV or spend all day on the internet. What do all you retirees do with your time?
Start one last business that doesn’t have the overhead.
Exercise...reading....FR...family...travel.
Hike around the Mountains. Target shooting. Hmmmm, I can’t remember the others!
I’m busier in retirement than I ever was working
Volunteer
Learn something new
Get a hobby
Enjoy life
What kind of business do you own?
Film yourself doing your hobbies for Youtube $$$.
You could go on the Hunter retirement plan.
Smoke crack with prostitutes till you pass out and then rinse and repeat.
Hear it pays really well.
Get a canoe or kayak and explore your local nature. After you hug the canoe, the rest is free.
Hug=buy. Stupid iPhone.
run a part time business that has no employees but yourself, which cuts your paperwork down to next to nothing ... that’s what i do ...
Soccer, tennis, reading, Netflix, travel for pleasure, consulting - in that order.
I would like to hug my canoe sometimes though.
Doordash. That’s what I do with my time, also Amazon Flex, and Postmates.
Reload some ammo.
Go plinking.
Help out at one of 3 businesses.
I got friends on the internet so they get bone fire time.
Official range time once a month.
Reload some ammo.
Learn how to keep honey bees.
It was so easy to keep busy before Covid.
Here are suggestions to keep busy, some are fun and some aren’t.
Repair and fix up home
Get rid of things and organize home
Go to gym and workout
Go for hikes or bike rides
Take up a hobby like photography
Take classes
Go on road trips
Go out with friends
Make new friends
Volunteer
Volunteering and the gym are hard right now.
You’re lookin’ at it.
Bought a used RV earlier this year. Traveling the country and seeing and doing all the things I couldnt when I was working.
If a Christian, undertake a responsibility in your church. Teach a Sunday School or be the church gardener or repairman or librarian etc.
Also set aside a specific time each day for prayer and Bible reading if you don’t already.
Find a political niche as you are obviously interested in politics. Be a precinct captain, a volunteer coordinator, work at headquarters, do fundraising, whatever.
What specifically can you do to help your family? Do you have grandkids nearby that could use a weekly Grandpa night? Can you teach a summer class in civics, or math? Saturdays for a foreign language or science experiments? Maybe arrange a monthly family camp/hike adventure.
Well I am full of ideas.
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