Retirement: Thinking It Through

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Directions: Please indicate your thoughts and feelings about retirement by completing Exercises 1 and 2.

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Exercise 1: Views About My Retirement

I'm counting the days until I can retire.

I expect my retirement to very different from what my parents experienced.

I don't want to retire "cold turkey".

I worry about not having enough money when I retire.

I wonder what I am going to do with my time when I retire.

I worry that Social Security will not be available when I retire.

I haven't thought much about what I want to do when I retire.

I like being productive and would like to continue working after I retire.

I'm worried that my health will fail when I retire.

I have a clear vision of how I will invest my time and energy when I retire from my current position.

Exercise 2: Personal Reflections

What I most look forward to about retirement:

What I am most concerned about in retirement: