Everything About Retirement on a 3×5 card

W.D. Housley · Aug 14, 2024 · 10 replies

Here’s the 3×5 card challenge: Summarize everything essential for retirement on a 3×5 card, and then share your summary here. For the sake of this post, please limit your advice to eight to ten bullet points.

This is the first in a series of posts on: Everything You Need to Know on a 3×5 Card.

Have fun…

Bill

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Cheryl Low

2 years ago

1) Have an attitude of gratitude
2) Discover your own idea of happiness whether that’s pursuing your interests and passions, trying new things…or dolce far niente, the sweetness of doing nothing.
3) Give with a generous heart
4) Prioritize your physical health by maintaining a healthy diet, taking care of your teeth, staying active through regular exercise, and ensuring you get adequate sleep.
5) Nurture your mental and emotional health by fostering and building relationships, embracing challenges, and staying curious.
6) Strengthen your spirituality thru reflection and connecting with nature
7) Celebrate your wins

Martin McCue

2 years ago

Since you did not specify that it be “financial”, the field is wide open.

For me:

(1) having people to love and be loved by;
(2) experiencing a positive viewpoint and a sense of basic happiness;
(3) good mental and physical health;
(4) a mind that remains alert, active and curious; and
(5) a nest egg in which you can have some confidence and that easily supports what you want to do.

R Quinn

2 years ago

A steady income stream that makes you supremely confident through thick and thin
do everything or nothing that makes you happy
relax, don’t force anything the experts tell you, you should do – your personality isn’t going to change
stay connected with people, expand your circle

luvtoride44afe9eb1e

2 years ago

As a 1 year “newbie” to retirement here is my advice:

Get involved in activities that you couldn’t spend the time while working. Volunteer and join organizations that are meaningful to you.
Be mindful of how you spend money. You probably don’t need many new things…spend it on experiences like travel and entertainment with family and friends.
Be attentive to your health. Exercise, walk, move and see your doctors as suggested. Too many issues could develop at our advanced age.
Reconnect with family and friends and develop new social connections. Will bring much happiness.
Establish a new identity/ persona not based around your work and career of the past 40-50 years. Traveller, golfer, pickle baller, collector, etc.

I love the other advice suggestions made, especially those related to speaking with younger people. Pay forward your knowledge and experience.

bbbobbins

2 years ago

Retirement starts at 21
If you haven’t started early, don’t panic any time still works
Don’t miss out on living for the sake of future living
This isn’t the same as saying YOLO and throwing cash at every passing fancy
Don’t take on debt on depreciating assets. Be in a position to pay off all debt by 60.
Remember you will still die. T