Doug chats with two recent retirees, his wife Elizabeth & friend Dusti. The group discusses the transition to retirement, sharing insights on dealing with stress, maintaining productivity, and discovering new interests. Elizabeth & Dusti also answer questions from the Facebook mailbag.
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0:00 Introduction
3:16 Question – Have you decompressed yet?
7:30 Question – Has your money mindset shifted?
13:50 Question – What were you grateful to have done before retiring?
23:54 Question – Thoughts about finding challenges or fulfillment?
29:22 Question – Balancing productivity vs relaxing vs guilt
36:52 Question – What has been most surprising?
40:49 Question – Biggest challenge in retirement?
46:19 Question – What activity do you want to do more?
53:37 Soundcheck – Misc questions
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