Haha I find myself doing the same!

I love the story of how you and Mr. G downsized your home. It’s such an inspiration that you guys actually took action to live with less and took back control of your time. So many people dream of doing that, but very few actually do. I’m looking forward to hearing about your retirement in 2018 and seeing how you guys decide to spend your time. Hopefully you’ll blog about it! Best of luck in 2018 and happy holidays 🙂

I’m retiring in 2018 and I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up. Yeah, a little scary, but mostly awesome.

“1. Think about what you did as a kid in your free time.”
I used to love riding my bike. Still do. And, hey, the first thing Mr. G. and I are going to do is ride our bikes from MO to OR. If we decide we don’t really like riding our bikes THAT much, we can find something else to do. But maybe we’ll just keep riding!

“Your natural curiosity will lead you towards your passion.”
So true! Mr. G. and I both had several big moments of curiosity when we went to a movie about tiny houses. What if we sold our house and got rid of a bunch of stuff? What if ownership is actually a burden? This curiosity ended up being a huge turning point in our journey toward FI.

Definitely pay attention to those natural curiosities. They will open doors that you never knew were there!

Thank you, Lejero! I’m glad you found those three places useful to look for your interests/passions you may have forgotten about over the years. Hopefully you’ll be able to find new and exciting ways to start pursuing those interests again 🙂

Exactly! Who knows what you’ll want to pursue once you actually have the free time to do so. As long as you give yourself an opportunity to have that freedom, your natural interests and curiosities will lead the way from there 🙂

Thank you! And that’s okay – you don’t need to know exactly what retirement will look like or how you’ll spend your time. What’s important is that you have the savings in the bank to give you the freedom to do whatever you want 🙂

Great points, Countdown. Even if someone doesn’t know what they exactly want to do, it’s easier to at least have the option to figure it out. It’s often easier to find out what doesn’t make you happy so you can then narrow down what actually does make you happy.