I am less than three years from retirement and don't necessarily want to work when full timing but may have to to keep from getting bored or may have to depending on the price of fuel. AND I know you have to have a plan in retirement. What is your plan?Lets here from the full time folks out there that have retired after working 50-60 years of the there lives/what is your day like/how far do you travel/do you work? What is you plan in retirement?

Hi Paul. Our plan is quite simple, it's to do what we want. when we want. where we want. Between our interests in reading, surfing the internet, writing, music, cooking, sightseeing, shopping, napping, playing with the cats, drinks before dinner and TV - I'm so beat I need a vacation. And if we get bored with those things we can volunteer, or get a job, or think up something new we've never done. The point of the whole experience, to us, is that there is no plan. Every morning when we wake up, it's what should we do today! Jump in, I think you'll love it. Fred -- Edited by Luvglass at 23:09, 2006-08-26

-- Edited by Luvglass at 23:10, 2006-08-26

I echo Fred's post.

Full timing is a change of life style. For a change, you get to do what you want, mostly. The honey-do list is very small.

My major interests are photography, web design and graphics, and flyfishing in that order. I read a lot, haunting the used book stores, trying to catch up on what I missed when working. I also enjoy a really good movie. The extended times we have had make it easy to "follow my bliss". My wife has her hobbies too, and does pretty much what ever she wishes.

We have volunteered, with Habitat. That was an interesting experience. The Care-A-Vanners habitat group has many, many projects underway throughout the US.

Habitat link

We also summer-jobbed in similar situations. Usually, the 2 week break from the routine was more than enough change of pace. We prefer the volunteer experience.

Remember, full timing is a life style change, not a vacation.

Mike

OUR RETIREMENT STYLE.......We usually only have a "general" travel plan...a projected route and a list of things to see and do along that route extending about 3 months at a time.    We try to travel no more than 200 miles in a day...and often less than that....and to have no more than two of those travel days in a row.  Then we stay at least two nights...preferably more than that.  We may come across something interesting to see or do and change our plans...that's what is great about the RV lifestyle.  Staying an extra day or two somewhere lets you do the "normal things" you need to do like laundry, grocery shopping, catching up on paper work, housework, work on hobbies...and the other days we can be a "tourist."  We get ideas on what to do and where to go by chatting with other campers in the RV parks and with the management...and enjoy getting together with the new neighbors we meet.  We often wonder how we had time to work!

Thanks Fred for the info. How long have you been full timing?

-- Edited by Paul H at 12:00, 2006-08-30

Paul,

The best reading you can get is to go back and read Howard and Linda's essays on how they got started and why and then read their journals. It is a life style that I plan on enjoying in 1,060 days, give or take a couple. Theirs is a tutorial in what it takes, both financial and personal, to get to full timing.

Good reading

Ken

Hi Paul,
We started in February, without any experience with either camping or RV's. We also have a blog, which you can see at http://www.mytriupjournal.com/wanderingwishnies
Taks a look if you have a chance.
Fred