After a lifetime of avoiding spending money on possessions, I now have scant interest in more stuff. I am more focused on experiences in retirement. During my busy career years, I acquired a mental list of activities I would like to experience during retirement. I have tried many new hobbies with my focus on experiences. (Pickleball is my favorite new activity.) I enjoy spending on multiple international travel experiences each year. Financing experiences feels very different from acquiring more stuff.
I am reinventing myself by learning new activities. I never played sports, I now love pickleball. I am not artistic, I joined and enjoy a watercolor group. I learned to play bridge. I always loved learning, so learning new activities fits my personality. I enjoy varied novel volunteer activities. During my academic career, I tended to make friends with people who were academics. I now enjoy having friends with vastly different career/job histories. These new experiences are fascinating and fun.
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After a lifetime of avoiding spending money on possessions, I now have scant interest in more stuff. I am more focused on experiences in retirement. During my busy career years, I acquired a mental list of activities I would like to experience during retirement. I have tried many new hobbies with my focus on experiences. (Pickleball is my favorite new activity.) I enjoy spending on multiple international travel experiences each year. Financing experiences feels very different from acquiring more stuff.
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I am reinventing myself by learning new activities. I never played sports, I now love pickleball. I am not artistic, I joined and enjoy a watercolor group. I learned to play bridge. I always loved learning, so learning new activities fits my personality. I enjoy varied novel volunteer activities. During my academic career, I tended to make friends with people who were academics. I now enjoy having friends with vastly different career/job histories. These new experiences are fascinating and fun.
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