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9 Easy Ways to Gradually Transition into Retirement

September 3, 2020 · Retirement Life
A man working on his laptop on a bright porch, illustrating a flexible work-retirement balance.
A man works on his laptop from a sunny porch, enjoying a flexible transition into retirement.

Flexible retirement

If you want to make your transition from a full-time job to a comfortable and pleasant retirement, then “ripping off the band-aid” is not always the best way to do it. Working 40 or more hours per week and then abruptly stopping altogether will only make things more confused. To ease your way into retirement, you could try various ways to gradually reduce your working hours and take more time off. Read on to discover what you can do to make work arrangements more flexible as you are getting closer to your retirement age.

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