In our last post, we discussed that those who retire early, die early. The fact is that when we stop being useful, the body shuts down. We were designed to be functional all of our lives. It is important to have another career ready to jump into once you are done with the one you are doing now.
Good Investments In Today’s Environment
With the market in the tank as we write this today, what can you invest in and have a decent return on investment. One investment many future retirees overlook is their own health. That’s right, what are you doing today to help ensure you are going to be healthy enough to enjoy your retirement. When it comes down to it, we don’t treat our bodies very kindly. We obuse them by over eating, eating things that aren’t good for us, and putting ourselves through high stressful situations. All of these things wear down the body.
What Do We Really Focus On?
The fact is that we are more concerned on how well we look than how much we take care of our bodies. We want to be able to wear skinny jeans and look great at the next high school reunion, but don’t really care what that does to our body. We don’t think about the foods we eat, just that they taste great. Now understand that there is nothing wrong with having a great meal now and again. Just like anything else, too much of anything can not be good for you in the long run.
Long Term Goal
The real long term goal should be to not only have something in your savings to help take care of you, but something in your own health which you are doing now to help you be able to enjoy it. If you look at our main focus for Retirement Cures, it is about enjoying a long, happy, healthy retirement. Working long hard hours to gain a lot, only to ruin your health is not a good end. It is about balance. We want you to learn how to work hard and play hard and most of all, enjoy life to the fullest.
Start by setting one health goal. It doesn’t have to be big or miraculous, but just like any other goal or investment for the long term, it starts out small. Small consistent baby steps. I have been doing this myself and started by eliminating certain things like candy and sweets from my normal routine. No donuts or sweet rolls on a daily basis. Only on special occasions.
I have also added small things to my daily tasks like using my Nordic Track which I purchased 15 years ago. Yes, it still works just fine. Each of these were single goals added to about every other week. Now they are starting to compound and I feel much better than I did at the first of the year. Just like investing your money, investing in your health pays dividends in a very different way.
We want to encourage you to remember this area of your life as well. All wealth and no health makes Jack a very sad person.
Until Next Time…