I come from a very large family (6 sisters and 2 brothers) and my mother is 95 years old and in great health. They are all retired except my brother and me! I always laugh on my way to work, thinking I’m supporting their social security checks! As my husband I were brainstorming ideas for my blog, we both realized how little we know about retirement and really how little thought we have given to it. My focus of this project is to become more educated on the subject and prepare for the future.
I have decided to divide my wondering into four categories: Personal implications, financial implications, social implementations and logistical implementations.
Personal Implications
Do I want to retire?
Do I want to retire?
Does my work define me as a person?
What will I do with my time if I retire?
Financial Implications
Can I afford to retire?
How will retirement affect my spending habits?
Social Implications
How will retirement affect my family?
How will retirement affect my lifestyle?
What are my friends’ thoughts on retirement?
How do people I know that have retired view retirement?
Logistical Implementations
What age can I retire?
If I retire from teaching, can I still work? Are there restrictions on how many hours or how much money I can make?
How will this affect my insurance and benefits?
Barb,
ReplyDeleteI like how you divided your questions into categories. By doing so you are really able to see a variety of implications, questions and viewpoints that your inquiry can take. Carol Gordon (2012) writes, "...in order for meaningful learning to occur, new information must be linked to pre-existing knowledge." I think that your questions are going to help you develop connections between what you currently know and what you need to learn.
Hi Barb, I also liked how you divided your questions into categories. I was wondering if you thought if you retired if you would like in the same area or move? Just a thought.
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