Empty nest and retirement

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Sparked by my parents' conversation that they're soon to be empty-nesters now that my baby sister is moving out:

What do you want to do when you're an "empty nester"? When do you and YH hope to retire? What do you wish to do with your time when you are no longer "attached" (in the needing to care for sense) to your children?

[leselia]

Travel, travel, and travel some more. We traveled a bunch before having DD and I'm so glad we did, but there are still places we'd like to go.

[dizzycooks]

Travel, sleep pursue hobbies. I can totally see working part time doing something I love that doesn't limit what o can otherwise do.
Dh wants to retire at 55. With kids being in college at that point I'd say 60 is more realistic.

[penguingrrl]

I doubt H will ever fully retire because he would be very unhappy without having intellectual challenges as part of his daily life. But he definitely will slow down and we'll travel a lot when the kids are on their own.

[cjcouple]

hmmmmm. i will prob work part time or volunteer well into retirement age. I don't think I would like to be idle for days on end.

definitely travel some as well. i hope to be a spunky old lady.

[nowa]

I want to travel, be a lady who lunches, take really good care of myself, volunteer or work part time doing something I'm really passionate about or otherwise enjoy, but not for the $.

[magentawarped]

I want to buy some land and have horses, maybe a few farm animals.

[andrewsgal]

Travel and help make my kids life easier in any way possible. Spend time with my grandkids. Lunch, workout. Basically everything I do now with more travel and no kids.

[vlagrl]

DH wants to retire earlier than I do. I know social security pays out more if you wait longer. We have talked on many occasions about us moving to hawaii. I could honestly live there now, but our family is here.

[Kcthepouchh8r]

Dec 21, 2014 18:58:30 GMT -5 nowa said:

I want to travel, be a lady who lunches, take really good care of myself, volunteer or work part time doing something I'm really passionate about or otherwise enjoy, but not for the $.

This

[gastro]

I want to get a house in Kauaii with big open decks and breezeways, beautiful gardens and fruit trees. I want to go for a swim in hanalei bay every morning. I want a mostly quiet life with lots of books, but encourage visitors whom I hope to spoil rotten.