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The Retirement Newsletter: Am I ready to retire?
Welcome
Welcome to issue -51 — Am I ready to retire?
A big question. Is there an easy answer?
Am I ready to retire?
Last week, in issue -52 — One year and counting — I wrote about the last-minute wobbles you can have as you approach your planned retirement date.
The wobbles were:
- Money — do I have enough money to retire, and will my money last?
- Age — I am too young to retire?
- Time — what will I do with my time when I am retired?
- Identity — what will I be when I am retired?
And I have had another couple of wobbles.
Wobble 1: Missing my job
I was teaching a group of students how to perform a particular technique in the lab, and I had one of those ‘wow’ teaching moments that you get and which, for me, makes teaching so magical.
One of my students was struggling to understand how the reaction worked.
I explained things, and the student wasn’t getting it.
