Best early retirement opinion from an 86 -year -old man who has retired at 55

• Frank Noble, 86, retired from his demanding job in forestry in Australia when he was around fifty.
• He said that having hobbies, taking part-time work and traveling had helped him to feel realized.
• He also attributes his successful early retirement To have financial stability and no mortgage.

This also filed test is based on a conversation with Frank Noble, an 86 -year -old retiree and a passionate gardener from Porepunkah, Australia. It was published for duration and clarity.

At 86, I have now been retired for about the same time I worked. With hindsight, I would not change anything, and I would have always chosen to retire early.

After high school, I decided to continue a Forestry career. I continued to work for the forestry commission and I was responsible for assessing pine plantations in many regions of Victoria, Australia.

At the top of my career, I managed a team of up to 250 people, including four assistant regional directors who were exceptionally good in what they did.

I did not find my work stressful, but it was complex. I loved interacting with the staff, but I always thought that I would retire early because the work was extremely demanding.

Finally, the Prime Minister (what we call the heads of governments of states in Australia) caused retired incentives for senior executives.

The year I was 55 years old in 1993, I accepted one of his packages.

Hobbies, part-time work and travel helped me adapt to a slower pace of life

At first, I felt a little depressed after his retirement Due to the modified pace of life. Suddenly, I went from a very busy work schedule every day and a lot of responsibilities towards a slower and quieter life with little stress.

So, during my first year of retirement, I spent a lot of time taking care of the block of 5 acres of land that I had in Tyers, a rural city in the center of Gippsland.

I appreciated the responsibility. This, in addition to feeling uncomfortable not to have a job, led me to start an interview from the garden and a lawn of lawn mowing.

Work part -time retired Helped with my mental health and I did it for about two years.

At the same time, my wife and I spent a large part of winter making trips on the way and camping in the outback. We have seen most regions of Australia and made several trips abroad to North America, Europe and Southeast Asia.

Later, I sold my land to Tyers and moved with my wife to be near his family in Porepunkah, a city in the northeast of Victoria. We were able to buy our new house in cash, so we would not have a mortgage.

Once there, I started mine vegetable gardenWhich gave me a great sense of goal. I started going to the gymnasium several times a week and I looked at hobbies like Golf, where I challenged myself to bring my handicap.

My financial situation has made retirement comfortable – but having interests made it pleasant

One of the big The reasons why I was able to retire so early And managed to have adequate financial resources.

I was fortunate to have private investments in addition to my retired retirement pension. In addition, we have our lands.

Retire with a mortgage Could have made life terribly difficult. This would also have given us less freedom to travel and take hobbies or choose to continue working.

There is no doubt that having adequate financial resources is important. However, the same goes for interest and hobbies to continue.

At 86, I always walk 18 holes, I cut all my own wood for winter and I go to the gymnasium three times a week. For me, gardening, golf and trips have been (and are still) an important part of my feeling of retirement.