How Would You Like To Spend Your Retirement?

[Deep1]

What is your ideal retirement?

Wow, this island was for sale for $250,000, 20 years ago in 2000. It was sold to an order of monks for $200,000.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-51725946

The monastery is known to date back to the 11th century. But, there is no doubt there was much older civilization on the island.

https://www.papastronsay.com/index.php

I would have gladly paid $250k for this island and deeded it back to the monks through a trust. With the provision that I could live on the island, build a little cottage somewhere on the island, if there wasn't one I could live in, have the privilege of taking meals with them and although I'm not known as a religious person, I would like to attend some of the masses and learn Latin.

Oh, and metal detect there.

I can think of few other more pleasant ways to retire than this.

This would be near the top of my list.
To live on a beautiful, peaceful, quiet island and have free run of exploring the history of it. Eating your meals with the monks, so you have never have to worry about being fed.

All I would need is four walls and a roof to cover my bed and a solar panel to charge my metal detector.

 

[creskol]

I spend mine the same way I did before I retired.. work and play. After my wife retired, I went back to working more.

 

[TooManyHobbies]

I just want to live long enough to retire....and beyond.

 

[GoldieLocks]

Here, here!

 

[creskol]

The next time I retire, I'm buying a set of Michelin's!

 

[ColonelDan]

Just what I've been doing since January of 2008....whatever I want to do, whenever I want to do it.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Just the way I am, enjoying time with my Wife, Children, Grandchildren, and of course metal detecting and coin collecting.

 

[djackson7348]

I'm good right where I am. Retirement means doing what I want to do on my schedule instead of doing what someone else wants me to do on their schedule.