101 Fun Things to do in Retirement: An Irreverent, Outrageous & Funny Guide to Life After Work

by Stella Rheingold

The Perfect Gift for Retirees, or Simply a Great Read for Anyone That Loves Life and Laughter! ***Welcome to retirement!**** No more morning commute, no more idiotic bosses, no more stressful deadlines! You are now officially off the clock and the world is your oyster! There is no need to be bound by convention. Push the envelope. Do it weird, do it different, but most of all do it fun! Be that cigar chomping rock’n’roll granny if it takes your fancy. Seriously, if your kids aren’t worried about what you are up to, then you are probably not doing it right!

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor

146 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 18, 2015

Reviews

[Jeff Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is fine. It's basically a list of many things people could do when they retire. For each item in the book, a half a page or page of information is provided about that activity. The book is a brainstorming activity for the individual approaching or in retirement. Most likely, readers would skim through these items and read the sections that at least appeal to them to some degree, while ignoring those that don't. One could find lists of things to do in retirement on the internet and accomplish the same thing. Some people like me, just enjoy perusing a book more though. Then when you identify something that interests you, research it more on the internet. The best thing about the book for me, is that it made me realize that I didn't have many hobbies or friends, and I was going to need to figure out things to do to fill some of that idle time, hopefully enjoying it. I'd recommend it to anyone approaching retirement that is in a similar situation to what I just described and to anyone that cares about someone in that situation, to give as a gift. It's a small investment and a small first step towards enjoying retirement.

[Koduvayur Harikrishnan]

I picked up this book from the local book shop because I felt I qualified - I had recently retired! This book is full of fun(ny) ideas, and the author makes no bones about it being a treatise on post-retirement time management. It is quirky, funny, often sleazy, sometime totally ridiculous, but generally readable. Have a go if you haven't already found a vocation - and you have retired, of course!

[Mike Collins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Range of Opportunities!

101 Fun Things does a great job of offering a stunningly wide range of things to do. Can’t tell you ou Joe how many times I actually said—out loud—“I never thought of that!”

[Peter Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

What it says on the tin, and certainly fun; but, to be fair, no ideas I have not already encountered in other more sober lists...

[Julie Horton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not what I expected. I think I can figure this retirement thing out on my own. No new revelations here!

[Karen Ness · Rating 1 out of 5]

disappointing. nothing irreverent, outrageous or funny here. just a list.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

entertaining, informative and full of great ideas, some a bit crazy but many worth exploring. a good guide to get you started on so many things out there to do.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Has some interesting stuff but also a lot of off-put sections with crude language and photos. Nothing really substantial or creative ideas other than the standard stuff.

[Michelle A. Murphey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read with good ideas

Good light read. Has some decent ideas and some humerus moments. I will be reading through it again to find some ideas.

[James Cramer · Rating 2 out of 5]

A few good ideas

Stella presents a lot of things to do. And you can find a few that you may take to heart and in the end that is what this book was supposed to do.

[Casey Corless · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great ideas of activities for retirement, obviously written before the dawn of pickleball. 😂
Quick read so 5 stars but nothing earth shattering.

[Jeff King · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hadn't thought much about this, but was a gift from one of my kids. I actually started a list and added 1-2 things from this book which I mostly scanned.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a gift. There wasn't much new here, just a lot of suggestions of things to do when one is no longer working. I already know the things I want to do and I didn't add anything to my own list based on the ideas presented in this book. The "irreverent, outrageous & funny" claim is a bit misleading; I didn't find much of that here. At the end of the book, there are resources listed, mostly courses, in various categories, such as academic, music, gardening, etc. This may be useful.

[Eileen Markarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun positive happy book!

I loved the authors sense of humor and fun outlook on retirement. It was a quick laugh out loud read!

[Marilyn Stoner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Funny but lacked specifics

The author had some interesting ideas but did not provide enough of a description to get started on any of them. I liked the upbeat tone of the book.