Single Retirement (7 Tips to Ward off Loneliness)

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One half of the entire retirement population is retiring solo. And even if you don't start out in single retirement, at some point in this phase of life one person in a couple will have some years in retirement on their own. Today we are talking about solo retirement and providing 7 strategies to ensure that you don't feel lonely and live a fulfilling life in retirement!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Retiring Solo: 7 Tips to Ward off Loneliness
01:47 Tip 1: Overcome your financial insecurities
03:16 Tip 2: Create a small support group of peers
03:59 Tip 3: Talk to someone every day
05:00 Tip 4: Have a daily plan and a schedule. Some structure in your life.
06:08 Tip 5: Exercise every day. Move your body!
06:56 Tip 6: Volunteer and Share your Wisdom
07:48 Tip 7: Try new things
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@kerrybyers257 7 ай бұрын

The loneliest I’ve EVER felt was in my ill fated marriage. Give me solitude over that feeling any day!

@RetirementTransformed 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, being lonely in a relationship is definitely tough. We appreciate your thoughts

@churchofpos2279 9 ай бұрын

Love being a single retiree. Money is tight, but I am comfortable. I moved to a rural area up in the mountains. My neighbors are cows.🐄 I don't get lonely, and don't miss having other people around me.

@MENSA.lady2 9 ай бұрын

I agree. My best friend is a neighbours dog.

@RetirementTransformed 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. Sounds like you have a great mindset and clarity on your life.

@josephinearriaga7028 9 ай бұрын

I also agree, my dog is my best friend and best company.❤❤❤

@applebomb4091 4 ай бұрын

most ppl prefer the company of animals than ppl so your story isn't that unusual.

@suefranz3571 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tips! My husband passed away shortly after we retired. I'm doing many of the things you mentioned already. Something new for me is traveling solo. There's a tour company that I really like and feel comfortable traveling solo with. I've met some wonderful people and some of them are traveling solo too!

@RetirementTransformed Жыл бұрын

Hi Sue. This is great and we just did a KZbin short on this topic. Should be posted next week or week after

@212Roger 9 ай бұрын

I retired at 50, eleven years ago. I like and want to be alone. Or, shall I say, “leave me alone.” I’ve been alone my whole life, except for a four year marriage. I’m an only child, a latchkey child. I’ve eaten 99 percent of my meals alone; likewise, I’ve slept alone 99 percent of the time. I am 🦋Papillon🦋

@RetirementTransformed 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. There are others who enjoy the solitude of being alone. You sound happy in your life and we appreciate you being here.

@josevalverde2263 7 ай бұрын

If you can be alone and happy-you have made it

@212Roger 7 ай бұрын

@@josevalverde2263 I’ve accepted my destiny this lifetime, to be alone. This is why I have the exact Butterfly tattoo on my chest as Henri Charriere, aka “Papillon,” the man who was unjustly imprisoned on Devil’s Island and spent many years in solitary confinement. 🦋

@robertrecchia2642 7 ай бұрын

@212Roger How are you at butterfly 🦋 tattoos? Retired recently last month at 58, married to my wife & best friend. Her name is Solitude

@212Roger 7 ай бұрын

@@robertrecchia2642 I don’t make tattoos; I buy them for friends. I got 32 girls in Chiang Mai, Thailand tattooed with a butterfly!🦋

@MENSA.lady2 9 ай бұрын

I'm 77 never been married and have no kids, so yes I'm alone but am I lonely. No, No, No. The last thing I want is a dependant. It's the lifestyle I want. If I had a partner that would stop my solo travel plans. 71 countries so far. Looking for number 72. Before you ask numbers 70 and 71 were Antigua and Aruba.

@RetirementTransformed 9 ай бұрын

It wonderful that you are taking a solo retirement and making it adventurous.

@Retired-jr3qs 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips

@davidwegner9690 Жыл бұрын

Great suggestions!

@testingverification9888 Жыл бұрын

Great video, guys. Thanks much. Keep it coming.

@RetirementTransformed Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do! We appreciate you very much

@perumaln.m.1179 Жыл бұрын

I liked this video very much.The tips energized me greatly.

@RetirementTransformed Жыл бұрын

We are so glad you found this helpful and thanks for your comment!

@akchakraborty8356 2 жыл бұрын

I am from india.retired in 2020.both of us decided to settle in our hometown where we have most of our relatives and friends. Before retirement both of us visited few senior living complex to buy property.but finally we decided to buy 3bhk apartment in gated community where all age people are staying,as you rightly said there are lot of things to learn from young people. We also got big bonus as my two college met also bought apartment in the same community.

@RakeshVerma-du9gr Жыл бұрын

Very useful l am going to try and watch your more such talks

@RetirementTransformed Жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome to our channel

@stevenharris6626 9 ай бұрын

I am retired and disabled, and divorced. I keep myself busy and talk to my kids often. I work out on a regular basis at a gym, which I find very helpful because I get excersize and talk to friends and others at the gym. Volunteering is incredibly helpful, and I'm lucky that I can keep myself busy........thanks for the great video!!

@RetirementTransformed 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing and we are glad you are finding our content helpful.

@stevenharris6626 Ай бұрын

@@RetirementTransformed I forgot to say that getting a pet (I am looking for a dog) and that will help a TON!! It keeps you busy, feel you have a friend pretty much all the time, etc. I am just waiting for the right mix now, as I have the match I am looking for now!!!

@jeanniemullinder9038 3 ай бұрын

So here with have a married couple telling the rest of us how to survive retiring alone ? I'll come back when they know what they are talking about !!

@RetirementTransformed 3 ай бұрын

And we fully acknowledge that we are not living solo retirees however we do get a lot of inquires and try to give solid info for those subscribers. Thanks for the comment

@ericblair54 Жыл бұрын

I'm 74, my Dad, Mother & 2 brothers and sister are dead(early onset Alzheimers). All my friends have drifted away or have died, 2 by suicide. I have found that loneliness and Depression is an epidemic of the elderly. Weeks go by without me communicating with another human being. I feel that life has no meaning, no purpose anymore. I have a persistent pain problem due to botched surgery, I am unreliable so I don't volunteer. My GP has me addicted, sorry, dependent on 2 drugs, sorry, medications. I feel that I am just waiting to die and my GP is waiting until I have a catastrophic medical symptom(s) so he can refer me to the appropriate specialist. If you have read this entire comment I thank you.

@RetirementTransformed Жыл бұрын

Eric- first of all I am so sorry for all your losses. Losing family is very difficult at any time of life. Are you a reader? Do you have a community center in your town or a place you can go to surround yourself with others? Loneliness is huge challenge for our retirement population. The one thing I would tell you that I have seen work is to change one thing you do each day for the better. Just one thing … Read one day Call someone one day Eat healthier one day Engage in your faith one day Drop into a community center one day Make sure you drink 12 big glasses of water one day My point is to find power and control in your day to incrementally make your life better Thank you for following us Be well

@ericblair54 Жыл бұрын

@@RetirementTransformed Thank You for your response. I will try. BTW, this is the first COMMUNICATION I have had with anyone in weeks. The last time I talked to a human being was to my GP....virtually.

@ll-qq9qr Жыл бұрын

I hope 🙏 your ok.

@lbec123 10 ай бұрын

Hang in there. If you can consider a 55+ community where you can make friends in the community

@ericblair54 10 ай бұрын

@@lbec123 I've been trying. no luck so far. Most days I just want to die , I feel so depressed, lonely and isolated. I go for weeks without talking to another human being.

@dianakennedy8760 11 ай бұрын

My problem is not being alone. It's the procrastination of things I want to get done in my home. I keep saying I hsve tomorrow 😮

@mintyfresh084 9 ай бұрын

same here

@dianakennedy8760 9 ай бұрын

I have finally got started on my house. One day I just decided to take everything out of my bedroom except my dresser and bed. I cleaned it top to bottom and did not put anything back I was not going to use!! Plus I have been making my bed every morning. I feel so motivated.

@Essays4College 9 ай бұрын

This is the whole point. You shouldn’t spend too much time in the house. Get up and get out!

@RetirementTransformed 8 ай бұрын

Good for you!

@Essays4College 8 ай бұрын

@@RetirementTransformed Why don't retirees get out of the house more? I don't understand! You work your whole life and now that you have time to do things you're just sitting home? WTH?!

@danieldroukis5431 9 ай бұрын

I lost my wife in January. I am 67 and living in Japan. My wife was Japanese and I promised her I would stay in Japan for her. We never planned on her dying first.

@RetirementTransformed 8 ай бұрын

We are sorry to hear about your loss. Do you have family and friends in Japan? Hopefully over time you find peace.

@navalav8r520 Жыл бұрын

Yes, IF that single man doesn't have a hobby! If you have always loved flight, you may well also enjoy flying Radio Controlled airplanes. I have loved aviation all my life. Started with control line flying at about 12 years old, then advanced to Radio Control. I still today, now retired, love to fly my 10-14lb. RC airplanes. It can be cheap or expensive to get into RC, that's up to you. Join your local RC club, talk to some members, then go out to their flying field to see if it's for you. If so, like me at about age 13, I fell for it, and have had a Beautiful RC history ever since. So much, that I took a pause in my RC flying, to get my "Private Pilots Certificate" bought my first plane, a Beechcraft Musketeer, then a Grumman "Yankee". Today, no more real planes, just my RC planes, and I fly as often as I can, and LOVE IT!

@robertneville2022 2 ай бұрын

Dont fall into the trap of drinking and sleeping all the time Have something to do

@RetirementTransformed 2 ай бұрын

Yes. Thank you

@bathilda1 4 ай бұрын

There is a big difference in being alone and being lonely. I find this content to be a bit off putting. There is a reason why, after divorce or the death of a spouse, most women chose to remain single and most men chose to jump right back into a partnership.

@RetirementTransformed 3 ай бұрын

We have heard from many people they prefer being alone. And they are happy and not lonely. Still there are many who do find being alone can be lonely. We are sorry if some of what we said did not hit home with you and hope other videos may give you what you are looking for.

@shalom2253 9 ай бұрын

Very nice tips. Thank you very much for the vedio. I am not fully retired yet but slowely transitioning to retirement. I have been doing some of the tips you have given I will use the rest also like trying to talk to some one daily and keeping a programme or a plan for everyday. One more tip I can think of is Developing a pourpse also helps. I believe in Jesus Christ and attend church regularly. That helps me a lot.I have started to do a lot of volantary help through the church also. My neighbour started growing organic vegetables garden in her retirement and she is very happy. I am also thinking to start a small vegetable garden. When we find a pourpse we can enjoy we might not feel lonely.

@RetirementTransformed 9 ай бұрын

Yes finding a purpose is a good building block for all else that comes with retirement. Try creating a routine each morning that gets you in a good mental and physical state.

@richardyamato 2 жыл бұрын

Can't socialize with pandem :(

@tonifoster1835 9 ай бұрын

What say you are single and have hardly anything to retire on and will be living off social security. Having been single for years and raising 4 kids alone, & working full time still. Doesn’t leave much spare for saving for retirement.

@RetirementTransformed 8 ай бұрын

Yes living as a solo retirement has different challenges for sure.

@cathyallshouse2981 Жыл бұрын

This couple talking about this topic comes across as condescending. But then they're looking to make money.

@evegurney8368 Жыл бұрын

I agree. Very patronising......

@lindakressh7222 Жыл бұрын

I don’t find them condescending at all. Everybody on, KZbin is trying to make money, but having recently retired and I think their suggestions and information is very helpful.

@cathyallshouse2981 Жыл бұрын

This couple has no "standing" to talk about this topic. SO common.

@bagobeans 8 ай бұрын

Ummm...dont know what world you are living in, but other people don't want to be bothered. When you are alone and retired, you are on your own. Being married, you have no idea what living the single life is. I am not trying to be rude but after the pandemic, many families fell apart. I don't want to be given false hope. People don't want to be bothered and that's the reality.

@RetirementTransformed 8 ай бұрын

I’m so sorry that this video did not land well with you. You are right we have each other and don’t know what it’s like to be a solo retiree. But we get asked a lot to do more videos on that. We research and interview people and bring that best we can on this topic.