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82 Best Messages to Write in a Retirement Card | Wishes for Friends, Colleagues and Grandparents

Jun 11, 2020

What do you write in a retirement card?


You've worked hard your entire life and then the day finally comes when you are able to retire. Whilst it may sadly be the end of a long and successful career, retirement itself is a wonderful beginning - a cause for celebration and excitement! It's the start of a fantastic new chapter doing everything you've ever wanted to do, whenever you want to do it. What could possibly be better?


Tell your friends, family or colleagues just how happy you are for them with a printed greeting card. Whether they plan on spending more time relaxing in the garden, cruising the world, moving to the seaside, buying a motorhome, learning a new hobby or making memories with the grandkids, here you'll find 73 thoughtful messages to write as a way of wishing them well for the future. Funny, heartwarming or professional. Something for everyone.


Short & Sweet Messages


  • Here's to a wonderful new chapter

  • Congratulations on your retirement

  • Time to relax and enjoy yourself

  • Life begins at retirement

  • Now you're as free as the breeze!

  • These are the golden years

  • Wishing you health and happiness for the future