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If money were no object, what would you do in retirement?

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Retiringplans · 14/08/2026 20:03

What would be the one thing you would do when you retire if money was no object? Either an experience or something you look forward to doing regularly
I am likely retiring early in my 50's & I am restricted in my options due to being a full time carer and have considered all sorts of things from holiday homes to allotments most of which won't be possible with my young adult - I have also considered moving as I grew up near the sea & love it.
This is kind of a wishes & dreams question for a quiet Friday Evening so put it in AIBU

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ViciousCurrentBun · 17/08/2026 11:38

@BoldBeans DH cousins bought the woodland between their properties for that reason. Four of them owned houses that bordered each other, they already had a bit of land each and the woodland bordered two of them.

Boreded · 17/08/2026 11:41

I would begin aggressively buying all major stocks on the stock market and building an empire, then would ‘remove’ people like Elon Musk from existence positions of authority (where possible as some aren’t in publicly listed companies or they’re the major shareholder).

If you just mean that I would have a bunch of money but not that level then I’m moving to Orlando.

theruffles · 17/08/2026 12:33

I'd buy the thatched cottage in the countryside with a beautiful garden (and pay someone else to maintain it) and have my own room for crafting and reading that I've always wanted. I'd travel a little but make sure my DC were able to do whatever they wanted to do - help with buying a house, travel, pursue academic qualifications, etc.

IsThistheMiddleofNowhere · 17/08/2026 21:13

Travel in luxury as much as possible, join a gym, learn to play golf, try a new restaurant once a week, go shopping in Knightsbridge once a month and go to Turkey for a deep plane facelift

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