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30 Dangerous Things to Your Retirement

November 20, 2019 · Retirement Life

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27. Monotony

This might come as a surprise, but weariness can also pose a threat to one’s retirement.
“Many people jokingly say that when they retire they’ll play more golf, take more vacations and lounge around all the time, but that’s only fun for a couple [of] weeks. What happens in year two or three?” says financial blogger and entrepreneur, Jim Wang.
A good piece of advice is to plan ahead for what you are going to work on after you retire, so as to not get bored.

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