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Early retirement bypasses 10 real mistakes
Retirement Business Checklist
Early retirement can be the trigger for starting a life you will find more pleasing as it is populated by your choices not those driven by circumstance. When I was working, I never had time for career, family and my own enjoyment through hobbies and games. Life was too serious. I can spend 30 hours a week working on a ship model, I can put two hours per day into billiards practice, I can write what I want for business and pleasure. What a difference from my former life as a journalist, salesman, or life in a cubicle. After 45 years of chasing the paycheck I made the jump to a freer lifestyle and I haven't looked back.
Now is the time
I have avoided these 10 mistakes: 1. Retiring too late to enjoy it. 2. Getting locked into the "Got to work" mentality. 3. Waiting until I had enough money to retire. 4. Saving for the day I can retire. 5. Seeking retirement counseling. 6. Making retirement decisions based on money. 7. Letting financial counselors determine how you will retire 8. Making your TV set your retirement companion. 9. Stopping your learning process. 10. Failing to jump off the corporate ladder. |