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Am I Ready to Retire?
If you retired now... (continued) Emotional Outlook
-10 ❒
5❒
15❒ 30❒
I’m not emotionally prepared to stop work. I wouldn’t be able to make many of the necessary adjustments.
I doubt retirement is going to be very hard for me; I’m pretty flexible in my outlook.
I find the idea of retirement exciting and appealing.
I can hardly wait for retirement. There are so many things I want to do.
Housing
-5❒ 5❒
15❒ 20❒
Work
-15 ❒
0 ❒ 15❒ 25❒
I would have to give up where I live now for something less desirable
if I retired.
My retirement won’t affect my housing arrangements much either way.
My expected retirement benefits will help me do a lot of work on the house I’ve put off, which will give me activities I enjoy and also increase my home’s value.
I could move from my current home to a better suited one, giving my whole life a lift.
Activities
-10 ❒ 5❒ 10❒ 20❒
I’ll never find anything else to do I’ll enjoy as much as I enjoy my job.
I enjoy my life on the job as much as anything I might do on the outside.
I like the idea of getting on to new things.
I’ve wanted to do many other things for a long time. When I retire, I’ll finally have enough time to do them.
TOTAL (Using value of your choices from ALL 7 areas.)
I would miss my work terribly. There’s so much more I want to achieve before I quit.
Icantakemyworkorleaveit.
I’m proud of my work record and feel I’ve achieved about all I want to there. The day I leave the job will be one of the happiest days of my life.
#3
Testing The Water
To evaluate your score, you need to consider several factors affecting your retirement. Even though an action may seem independent, they’re each part of the whole picture. You need to think about all the aspects of your situation.
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