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Will you be bored when you retire?

When you first retire you wonder what you will do with your time, but soon you find there are so many things to do. However retirement age is being pushed further and further into the future. Perhaps you won't have to worry about what to do with your retirement. Retired people in Britain do a lot of voluntary work supporting many charities. They are not just taking from society. The very old deserve to be treated well after all their years of work. Tell me about retirement age in your country. It would be good to share information.

Some people do find retirement boring. They can easily vegitate and waste their final years. What a wasted opportunity to learn something new or give back to your community. In our village there is a charity that helps provide transport for hospital visits or other important engagements. The volunteers give their time driving their own cars and receive money for expenses. Other people provide a service keeping company with disabled of elderly while their usual carer has a well-earned break.

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