Ready to Start Adulting? 10 Steps to Retire the Right Way
Adulting is hard, but if you follow these 10 points, retirement can be easier.
This story originally appeared on NewRetirement.
If you are in your 50s or 60s, you are probably hoping to find the fountain of youth. However, when you plan your golden years, it is best to retire like an adult.
The Merriam Webster dictionary has added “adult” as a verb not just a noun: “To ‘adult’ is to behave like an adult, specifically to do the things often mundane that an adult is expected to do.”
Being an adult means being responsible, dependable, self-sufficient, and maybe even knowing when it is a good time to throw these rules out the window. Examples of “adulting” include: cleaning up after yourself, paying bills on time, and we would like to add planning your retirement.