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  1. As he got closer to retirement age, did he look forward to retiring? Was he ready or reluctant to leave the workplace?

  2. Did he have a retirement party? Who attended? Did he receive any gifts?

  3. Did he feel as if he was financially secure when retirement age came around? Did he think that he had been able to prepare sufficiently or did he worry about what might happen if he became ill?

  4. What did he plan to do after he retired? Did he have any special projects that he wanted to work on? Did he want to travel?

  5. Was it hard to adjust to being at home so much? Did he ever feel restless without a schedule? What did he do to get over these feelings?

  6. Did he decide to work part time or volunteer after he retired? Why or why not? If he did work, what did he do? Was it satisfying to do this kind of work?

  7. Was he able to spend a lot of time with his family after retiring? What did they do together?

  8. Did he feel as if he lost a lot of friends after he retired? Had many of his friends been in the working world?

  9. What was the best part of retirement? The freedom? The chance to do things that he had always wanted to?

  10. Was there any part of retiring that wasn't enjoyable? What? Did retirement change his outlook on life? Did he become more carefree?

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