When people have asked “What are you going to do in early retirement?” – I’ve often answered that it is a great big wonderful world filled with things I am interested in learning about and trying. We are just back from our summer vacation to Tokyo & Kyoto and I am amazed at how much of the world we know so little about. There is so much to discover!
Here is a link to my ‘Milestone’ post from March where I talked about all of the things I’m hoping to do in early retirement – and an update two months later on how things are going. As you will see, I have found a lot of things that I view as ‘better to do’ in early retirement than go to work every day. Here’s hoping your journey to financial independence & retiring early (FIRE) ends up just as rewarding!
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On a certain level, I don’t mind working. The problem is it ultimately takes too much time and energy away from all the others things in life that you want to do.
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It is a great big wonderful worked to explore!
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Awesome! Went back to that post and looked at the life wheel – my arts/creative part is way low. I’ll use this as a guide for seeking some balance and not letting areas slide!
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My weak spot is reading books right now. I have a whole stack of them I’d like to start, but haven’t made time for a single one!
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This is such a great inspiration for me. 🙂
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Thanks – glad to hear it! 🙂
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With all the things I’ve been putting off until early retirement, I expect I’ll be busier than ever once I actually have the time to do those things.
How did you like Japan? I was there once, and left with mixed reviews. The best part was feeling really, really tall everywhere I went.
Cheers!
-PoF
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Japan was fantastic. I’m 6’2″ – so definitely a big guy over there. I’ve truthfully been SO busy in early retirement, I definitely have been busier than when I was working. The math doesn’t make sense, but it’s true.
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Love your wide-eyed enthusiasm! Hat tip to you for emotionally preparing yourself to enjoy the ER ride.
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It exceeds expectations- by a lot!
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Have you finished to read Shogun?
Try another Japanese book, Musashi ( and after that, Taiko). For me was better than Shogun ( even I appreciated James Clavel). After reading the book, I saw the movie Musashi.
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No – I’m sorry to say I got “stuck” about 50 pages in!
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