3 things to do when the anticipation of retirement far exceeds the actual event. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Sooner or later, retirees reach the point where they ask the same question Robert Redford's character asked at the end of the 1972 classic movie The Candidate: “What do we do now?”
Think about it. After a lifetime of anticipation, of viewing everything in terms of saving, not spending, the new retiree suddenly makes a u-turn. Life now consists of spending, not saving.
At first, this seems fun. Like a sugar rush. Eventually, and often more quickly than expected, the rush subsides. A sudden emptiness haunts.
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