Some Retirees Are Full of Regret. Here’s How to Retire Better.
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Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, July 12th. I'm J.R. Whelan for The Wall Street Journal. Americans spend decades putting money away for retirement, and yet when their working years are over, many come to the painful realization that money isn't everything.
And so when your job ends, you might be sitting around saying, wait, who am I? What's the meaning of my life? What am I doing here? And so cultivating some of those interests, those hobbies, those passions while you're still working can help set you up for retirement that is happier and more fulfilling.
We'll talk to Wall Street Journal reporter Veronica Dagger. That's after the break.
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Many Americans spend their retirement years regretting not planning better. And it's not just about saving money. Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Veronica Dagger joins us.
What regrets do retirees commonly report beyond running out of money?
So, Veronica, it seems like there are many resources focused on planning for retirement. We talk about it often on this show. So why is it so hard for people to map out a plan?
Well, partly because you've never done it before. Most people have never had this trial run or practice to retirement. And so when they turn in their ID and then the next Monday comes along, they don't know what to do with themselves. It's a tough transition, especially if you don't have that kind of preparation. And so you find out things cost more than you expected in retirement. You wish you had maybe spent more time building relationships to last outside of the office and keeping up with the ones in the office and just taking better care of your health and cultivating new interests.
Now, you spoke with several retirees about their experience and their planning and what they wish they had done better. What was the common theme?
Couple common themes. One big one is that investing for retirement isn't just about money. So often we hear, oh, have that financial plan, make sure it lasts till you're 100 or whatever the financial planners are saying these days about longevity. But there's other aspects to this that you can't quantify. So figuring out what will motivate you in retirement. So if you're a very driven person, You need to figure out how you're going to fill up your time, whether it's a new interest, whether it's studying. People forget that so much of their self-worth, their sense of achievement, accomplishment is all connected to their job very often. And so when your job ends, you might be sitting around saying, wait, who am I?
What's the meaning of my life? What am I doing here? And so cultivating some of those interests, those hobbies, those passions while you're still working can help set you up for retirement that is happier and more fulfilling.
Yeah, you don't hear people talk about very often the fact that your persona stays with you. That doesn't go away when you retire.
It doesn't go away, but how people relate to you often goes away. For example, if you were an executive, maybe you're not CEO, but you were an executive and you don't have 100 reports checking in with you and giving you a sense of meaning or a sense of accomplishment every day.
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