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to interact with others about
something interesting.
Start a Business
In this sphere, you are only
limited by your imagination,
interests and finances. People
need someone to take care of
their pets, watch their empty
houses, drive them to the
airport, fix their computers.
Tourist destinations need
tour guides. Perhaps you have
always had an idea for a
product or service—now is the
time to test it out. Our only
cautions: do something you
like; beware of investing too
much of your capital; and try
to get good advice from
someone whose business
judgement you trust.
school and college or between
college and their first job. But
Travel
more and more folks are
planning for a bridge year right
By this we don’t mean taking
after their retirement starts.
a big trip or two and then
They have advantages, chief
forgetting about it. We are
among them a chance to
talking about people whose
decompress after a hectic
passion is travel. They save
and plan for several big trips a working career and gain
perspective about how to
year. They scheme for ways to
optimize retirement. Perhaps
exchange homes or work for
you have always wanted to
extended stays in nice places.
travel around the world, work
Or they buy or rent a camper
for a relief organization, learn
and travel for long periods on
Italian in Rome, build a
a budget. When they are on
the trip they savor experience— website, or learn how to repair
clocks—this is your chance.
when they are not they enjoy
planning for the next.
Take a Bridge (Gap) Year
It used to be this was the plan
for young people who needed
an adjustment between high
How About Camp
for Adults
Camp isn’t just for kids
anymore. There are camps
for just about every kind of
activity. Want to learn how to
drive a care on the ice—there’s
a Skip Barber camp for that.
There is a golf camp, science
camp, food and wine camps,
cooking camps, sports camps,
music camps, art camps,
writing camps, adventure
camps, etc.
Go South for the Winter
Let’s say you are fortunate
enough not to have to work and
you also live in a cold climate.
Unless you enjoy cold weather,
just why are you spending your
winters shoveling snow and
hunkered around a fireplace?
Why not explore warmer climes
for the winter months. There
are plenty of inexpensive places
to stay for a month or so, or
rent your own RV. You’ll meet
people, have some stimulating
experiences, explore different
parts of the country and
perhaps find a better, less
expensive place to live.
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The Credit Professional
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Spring 2018