The Retirement Newsletter: I’m bored — keeping yourself entertained in retirement

Issue Number: -77 — When I retire, if I ever say I’m bored — feel free to hit me with a wet fish

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Welcome

Welcome to issue -77 — keeping yourself entertained during retirement.

When we were kids, how many times did we say:

• I’m so bored
• This is so boring

They seemed to be common phrases. All we had to keep us entertained was the TV, reading a book, playing with our toys and playing outside. There was no Internet; there were no games consoles and all that they can offer.

There was also a link between boredom and doing things you didn’t want to do — this is soooo boring!

But what about being retired? Will I be bored?

I have been on holiday for the past week and thinking about boredom. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t bored on my holiday, but I did take some time to think about the stages of retirement and how I could keep myself entertained.

The three stages of retirement

I see retirement as having, like most things, three stages:

• a beginning