Over the last 30 years that Income Solutions has been working with our clients to provide them with a worry free income stream in retirement, it has never been more evident that planning for a life after you leave your job requires more than just financial planning, it requires you to be part of a village. 

Maybe your village will be a global village, where you connect with others on an international level either travelling to destinations or through online technology?   Or maybe your village will be a local village where you join others to make the community you live in a better place?   But why wait until retirement to expand upon your interests and passions?  Together we can learn the lessons that COVID19 has taught us, that in planning for retirement the world is ever changing and by connecting with others to create your own village now or joining an existing group of people who welcome you to their community, the foundations you are creating will allow you to continually review and refocus on what shape your retirement will take.   

It is never too early to begin the exciting process of planning, creating and implementing what your retirement community will look like.  Will you create a new and exciting online special interest group that at the moment does not exist?  If so, what skills will you need and what new technologies will you need to learn?   Will you travel to meet like minded people in countries to work on a global special interest you all share? If so, why not begin researching and understanding the culture and languages you will be exposed to?   Or will your village take the form of getting to know the people in your street and local community better?  If so, why not organise a one-off event or Christmas Street party that will allow you an opportunity to meet people and begin forming your local village that you can build upon in retirement?   

The possibilities are endless and are only limited by your preferences and yes, even time, as we often hear that some people have never been so busy since they have retired, so why wait to start planning your village?