Topic: retirement

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The Best and Worst of Retirement

Topics: Retirement
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Del Web, the nation's largest developer of retirement communities, just released its 2010 Boomer Survey. Here are two survey questions that you may find interesting.

 

"What aspects of retirement have you particularly enjoyed?"

  • No time clock
  • No alarm clock, sleeping in
  • Doing what I want, when I want
  • Less stress

"What aspects have been disappointing?"

  • Not being around people
  • Missing co-workers
  • Finances, the economy
  • Getting lazy
  • Boredom
Contributed by Scott Martin
Posted on Jun 24, 2010