Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Just retired today....now what?

This has been the trap of my own making!

Gotta work on that.

I intend to deer hunt some this year if it hair lips the whole of china.

Start on that list of stuff I always wanted to do asap cause you never know when the health is going to crap out on you .

Big difference working for yourself verses working for someone else.

Sage advice. Everyone I know who has retired without a plan isn't really enjoying retirement. It's fun for a month or so, then it become monotonous if you do not have something that gets you out of bed every day ready to do something productive.

I retired several years ago from my career and immediately began a consulting company. Now I work at my own pace without deadlines and hassles and can stay as busy as I like and still have time to play all that I want.

All play and no work makes Jack a dull boy.

No land?
With just 75 acres I don't think I'll ever run out of things to do!

I will make a prediction, in one years time, your question will be, "How did I ever have enough time to go to work all those years?".

Doing nothing?!?! Hell my hobbies got in the way of work!
Once I retired I continued those hobbies two-fold!

Hunting, fishing, reloading, shooting, GOLF!, strength training, woodworking, traveling, seeing more relatives.
I rarely have a spare moment to relax anymore. These past 3 years (I retired at 57) have been exhausting!

Retirement will be whatever you make it. I detected a twinge in your attitude when you mentioned it. Go into it like its an adventure and make the most of it. I have been retired 24 years and its been the best part of my life.

You may be a good candidate for election judge.

At age 61, I can retire. All debts are paid including two newer vehicles. Don't owe a dime. Pension in place.

All sounds well, but I still like my job, don't hate getting up at 5am and am still in good health. I hesitate.

Wasn't as tough as the transition could have been. A few days from full time retirement hail did the roof. I worked partime so my boss could stay caught up until my replacement came on. While doing that the hail came again , skylights, windows and a door. The insurance adj got right after it.
A couple of checks, money in the bank, picked out my shingles and all the other stuff paid for it , hauled it home. I palleted the shingles so the neighbors John deere could lift them to the roof. The neighbor and a bud help me move the bundles to the ridge line . Did the rest my self while waiting for the new siding to show up then re sided my house myself. All the labor money went into my pocket no deductions or withholding. Yard work, shooting, hunting, fishing, boat collecting and going to the lake. At your own speed when you want don t waste to much time on the fire it's a wasting disease. Good luck. Mb

You guys have provided some great advice that is much appreciated. Thank to all!

Greg,

A lots been said here, it shows how different we all are.

Bits and pieces of it suits me, the bulk of it does not.

I comfortably retired at 43, that was over 20 years ago, I'm a pro at it.
I went back and read your posts here on the Fire, specifically the threads you created to see if there was anything in my background that may interest you.

It left me wondering if you've created this thread just to generate healthy, constructive conversation.

Your interest in firearms and building knives alone could keep a guy pretty occupied.

You have a gorgeous home with way to big of a front yard if that's your place in your "show me your snow pics".

Your family is nearby, you repair their cars, your a man of many talents.
You've only been West of the Mississippi once?
Good gawd man, you've not even scratched the surface of the things to see and do that are within easy reach of you.

Your posts reveal a man with a great sense of humor that many would enjoy having along with their crowd.

Travel is important for me, always has been.

When I first retired I grabbed my camera gear and headed to the Eveglades for a couple of weeks in attempt of avoiding some cold grinding Northwest weather, it took three months to get home.

It was Spring when I did, piddled around the house for a week then pack up and went to Alaska, planned on spending the summer touring about. I just wanted to see why people talked the state up so much.
Four years passed before I saw my home in Montana again.

Be spontaneous, make your retirement an adventure.
Go places and do things that make your kids worry about you.

Don't hang around with old people and never stop creating memories.

That's all I have to add, best wishes, have fun.

Yep,

no more workin' for the man. Being around when someone like a service person or delivery is about as deadline oriented as it gets now. And Dr appointments.

Back to being seasonal, like early man I guess. Frost started for good last week, that means taters need dug, garlic needs planting, tender plants need covered every night. In a couple of weeks, strawberries will need thinned and replanted, garden beds rebuilt and filled with compost for the winter.

First cord of firewood was delivered the other day, time to clean up the woodshed from a summer of use as raising chicks to eat, storage of other stuff.

Winter will bring other tasks when it gets here, same for the other seasons.

Just remember, happiness is an inside job. Boredom too.

Ditto^^^

Great big DITTO^^^

^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ First off, it will take you a few months to reset your body clock, so you aren't getting up in time for work, and you don't have to shut off the TV and the movie you were watching to get to bed in time to get up. It takes time to learn to relax as well. It doesn't happen over night. You have to practice doing nothing everyday till you get used to it. After that, you will find yourself busy again, and have to work in relaxing. Don't rush it. Go see someone else that you haven't seen in a while that's retired. They will walk you through this.

My last day working was Friday, Dec 29, 2017. Sunday, Dec 31, 2017 was my "official" date of retirement. Monday was Jan 1 . . . New Years Day, so historically, the end of a 3 day weekend. I woke up Tuesday morning and my first thought was "now what?".

So . . . welcome to the club . . . you'll figure it out. Just take your time, relax and do what you want to when you want to.

This is a sign your brain may be infected........you need to quit ASAP before it's too late!!! :^)

Enjoy your time with whatever you enjoy. Congratulations!

Stand outside the workplace parking lot every afternoon with a Starbucks coffee in hand and when your old boss gets out of work holler, "Miss me now, Corksucker".