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Retired railway consultant says life after work has kept him busy
Rick Evans retired at 70 in 2022 after a long career in the railway industry and railway consulting.
He lives in West Kelowna, British Columbia, and says he worried retirement might be boring.
Instead, home projects and car interests fill his time, including maintaining a pool and a collectible 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport.
Evans and his wife also travel, play golf, walk and sometimes snowshoe.
They manage their own investments and spend less on commuting, work clothes and restaurant meals, but he says inflation can affect retirement costs.
Evans says he might have retired five years earlier, but advises others to plan for inflation and stay physically active.
Rick Evans, 74, says retirement after a decades-long railway career has kept him busy.
He retired in 2022 and now spends time on home and yard projects, car shows, golf and travel.
Evans and his wife recently travelled to Portugal and Spain and manage their own investments.
He says they spend less in retirement on work-related costs and eating out, while staying mindful of inflation.
Evans calls retirement “a fantastic job” and advises people to plan for inflation and stay physically active.
- Who
- Rick Evans, a 74-year-old retired railway consultant from West Kelowna, B.C.
- What
- He says retirement has kept him busy with projects, travel, golf and other activities.
- When
- He retired in 2022, at age 70, after semi-retiring in 2020.
- Where
- West Kelowna, British Columbia.
- Why
- He has more time for activities outside work and says he enjoys doing tasks at his own pace.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Evans started his own railway operations management consulting business.
He semi-retired at age 68.
He stopped working and retired at age 70.
Evans and his wife travelled to Portugal and Spain.
- Age
- 74
- Home
- West Kelowna, B.C.
- Retirement
- 2022, at age 70
- Career
- Decades in the railway industry
- Collectible car
- 2011 Tesla Roadster Sport
- Travel
- Recent trip to Portugal and Spain
What people are saying
I worried I might be bored in retirement, but that hasn’t happened so far.
My advice to others considering retirement is to do it as early as you can because it’s a fantastic job.
Also, stay physically active.