Multigenerational travel. What about several generations vacationing or traveling together? With three adult children, their spouses, and five grandchildren, my husband and I solved this by living on the ocean in Florida, with a pool in the backyard. That's an instant magnet for all generations, as well as siblings and their spouses and children. But for multigenerational travel that doesn't involve buying a house, consider cruises. The megaships have something for everyone, including free childcare and acres of swimming pools. The Disney ships cater to children. Our grandchildren loved the ship, including the three years and older youth clubs the ships offer and the ship's live theater performance of Beauty and the Beast that was Broadway caliber. Other suggestions include dude ranches, all-inclusive resorts, skiing, a safari, camping, and national parks. Paula K. takes each grandchild to a destination of his/her choosing (within reason) when he/she turns ten. Want someone else to do the planning? Search for “Tauck Bridges tours” or “Sierra Club family.” And heed this wise travel advice: “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money” (Susan Heller).Travel not your thing or you don't have enough money for this luxury? Think like Queen Latifah: “I don't have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields.”
Working/having a second (or third or fourth) career. Are you interested in pursuing work-related opportunities after leaving your primary career or considering starting your own business? That's up next in Chapter 3.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” This period of your life we call retirement allows us to grow, change, and experience new things. Let's heed this Chinese proverb and make the most of it.
Time On Your Hands
Will your retirement days be time-filled or time-empty?
To get an idea how well you'll handle time once you're retired, or how well you're presently doing in retirement, take this simple quiz. For a typical one-week period, estimate in half-hour increments (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, etc.) how much time you think you'll spend, or are spending, on the following activities:
| Meal preparation | ____ |
| Housework, yard work and maintenance | ____ |
| Gardening | ____ |
| Exercise (walking, jogging, swimming, aerobics, weight training, etc.) | ____ |
| Sports (bicycling, golf, tennis, hiking, canoeing, pickleball, etc.) | ____ |
| Organizational activities (committees, civic meetings, social, religious services) | ____ |
| Volunteer work (church, civic, school or special causes) | ____ |
| Classes of any kind | ____ |
| Studying or prep for classes | ____ |
| Computer time (email, web surfing, IM, etc.) | ____ |
| Social events (lunch with friends, parties, get-togethers, plays, movies, concerts, entertaining at home, etc.) | ____ |
| Hobbies (not sport-related) | ____ |
| Plan/prep for a trip | ____ |
| Pet care _____ (walks, grooming, vet visits, playing with pet, etc.) | ____ |
| Family visits | ____ |
| Reading | ____ |
| Shopping | ____ |
| Miscellaneous errands (nonshopping) | ____ |
| Part-time job/new career | ____ |
| TOTAL | ____ |
| If male, add 77 hours (for sleep, eating, and personal hygiene) per week | ____ |
| If female, add 80.5 hours (for personal hygiene) per week | ____ |
| NET TOTAL | ____ |
| Subtract the net total from 168 (the number of hours in a week) | |
| Total “additional” time per week | ____ |
| For an average day, divide by 7 | ____ |
Source: retirementrocket.com.
More Resources
Books
1 Fodor's Travel. Best Road Trips in the USA. Fodor's Travel, 2021.
2 Maxwell, John. Change Your World: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference. HarperCollins Leadership, 2021.
3 Shultz, Patricia. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. Workforce Publishing Company, 2015.
4 Smith, Hyrum. Purposeful Retirement: How to Bring Happiness and Meaning to Your Retirement. Mango, 2019.
5 Yogerst, Joe. 100 Drives, 5000 Ideas. National Geographic, 2020.
Websites
1 Volunteer or donate to a charity near you: https://greatnonprofits.org/nonprofits/Q/1
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