{"id":2028,"date":"2015-06-17T22:22:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T20:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2025-07-21T07:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:24:05","slug":"the-nightmare-retirement-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/06\/the-nightmare-retirement-scenario\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nightmare Retirement Scenario"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever thought of your retirement? We all age and would need to leave our jobs to enjoy our savings and life after years of work, but have we really given it a thought?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read this article to know more about the nightmare retirement scenario to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.fool.com\/retirement\/general\/2014\/04\/19\/the-nightmare-retirement-scenario-you-must-avoid.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is the age for mandatory retirement in your country? What is the advantage and disadvantage of retiring at this age?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Where and how would you like to spend your retirement years? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How are you preparing for your retirement years?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. What are the three (3) things you would like to accomplish\/have before and after you retire? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. How about upon your retirement? And why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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