THE RETIREMENT CAFÉ
By Ernie J. Zelinski

RETIREMENT GIFTS ON THE RETIREMENT CAFÉ

Retirement Gifts to Yourself

When we think of giving retirement gifts to our friends, to our colleagues, or to ourselves, we usually think of giving physical objects.

There are many retirement gifts that are much better, however.

Reflect back on the best gifts that you have ever been given by your friends, relatives, or yourself, and you will likely think of acts that touched your heart and sole. The same applies to gifts that help people retire happy.

If you can't think of any retirement activities to have a happy retirement, you haven't spent enough time getting to know yourself so that you can give yourself some of the best retirement gifts and fun things to do when you retire.

Taking this into account, there are many non-material retirement gifts that retirees can give themselves:

The retirement gift of laughter
The retirement gift of freedom
The retirement gift of integrity
The retirement gift of kindness
The retirement gift of caring
The retirement gift of love
The retirement gift of not having to go to work
The retirement gift of great health
The retirement gift of great friends
The retirement gift of a good night's sleep

As Kevin Stith states, "Retirement gifts always make a retiree feel special."

Interestingly, one of the more common search terms related to retirement is "retirement gifts humorous."

Top-10 Material Retirement Gifts for Retirees

1. How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: The World's Best Retirement Book
2. A two-month vacation in Hawaii every winter
3. Retirement T-Shirts as Retirement Gifts available on the Cafe Press Retirement Gifts Collection
4. A Blue Porsche Boxster S for the young at heart (that includes yours truly)
5. Retirement Promotional Giveaways by VIP BOOKS
6. Personalized retirement keepsakes
7. The Joy of Being Retired: 365 Reasons Why You Will Love Retirement
8. A calendar to schedule all the things that the retiree wants to accomplish in retirement
9. An internet business to keep the retiree busy at a hobby which will earn the retiree some extra spending money
10. The Joy of Not Working: The World's Second Best Retirement Book

To be sure, retirement books are a glutted field, but most focus on money and financial planning. They view the finish line as the last day of employment. That’s where Ernie Zelinski’s [ How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free] begins.
- Jonathan Chevreau, retirement columnist with the National Post

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