[FromLori]

charts at site

[clamper1797]

I’m one of them

[freekitty]

That’s plain wrong.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Good thing my plan all along was to work until I dropped.

[CaptainK]

My Dad worked full time till he was 65. I’m still shocked when I see a 55 year old retiree.

[blam]

I retired at age 50 at the end of 1994. I’m almost 66 now and not about to go back to work...period!

[Apercu]

Retirement? What the H is retirement?I am 58 & will be working till the inevitable dirt nap.

[Son House]

Yep, and for younger investors, Compounding Interest won't happen in the current market with Democrats in charge

[stuartcr]

Back to work!!?? I haven’t stopped yet...

[qam1]

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[yetidog]

I leaned my lesson years ago when counseling new retirees who would show back up at work two weeks later griping about having nothing to do. The only reason to retire is if you hate your job or profession and are looking for a productive change to something else, be it carving lawn flamingos or starting a vineyard. If you love what you do (and I do), “eligibility” for retirement should be based on drooling and wet pants....and I am not so sure about that! Likewise, while a lot of younger workers want jobs, they don’t want to work, so someone has to do well what they won’t or can’t.

[Crusher138]

My Dad taught high school for 40 years. He retired at 63. His pension was good and so he didn't have to work. For a while he worked part time doing insurance and investments, but by the time he was 66, he was spending his time sitting on his butt in front of the computer. While he didn't gain weight, his diabetes became aggressive. He kept losing toes to poor circulation. One thing led to another and he died of complications of diabetes at 73.

Mom was born the same year as Dad. She too taught school for over 40 years. They retired at the same time. Mom got bored and started teaching again as a substitute. She became a Stephens minister. She got elected to the condo board. She kept busy. Mom celebrated her 76th birthday this year and she is strong and active.

If you love what you do, it isn't work. In such a case, working until the Lord takes you home is a blessing. If you are so unhappy with your job that you yearn for retirement, you have the wrong job.

[GSWarrior]

In about 20 years I will be one of those old geezers you see working at Starbucks.

[MinorityRepublican]

My parents are both 59 years old and they are still working at their jobs.

I think they're too young to retire anyway. Same with the majority of Baby Boomers, if they're still productive, why retire?

[Vinnie]

I retired at 62, five yrs. ago, work part time 12-20 hrs./wk. My call.
It’s my ‘mad’ money. But I went a few yrs. doing nothing, for money anyway.

As long as there is Free Republic I’ll never be bored.

[Richard Kimball]

I’m 54 and I never plan on retiring. I fight fire and do sports photography. It’s more fun than a vacation.

[Billthedrill]

It is a little disheartening if you've planned for years and nearly reached it, only to have it snatched away. Got the house paid for, the old cars, and although I watched the 0bama economy halve my savings I still could have made a handy retirement this year.

What changed? Taxes. Now I have other people's mortgages to pay for. My new neighbors have kids who want their schools to offer everything their old ones in California did. On my dime. My country's debt has quadrupled...this year. As it happens I love my job, which is a good thing, isn't it?

[RWB Patriot]

Fortunatly for me, I’m still in my twenties. And I’m starting to wonder if I’ll ever be able to retire, since we’re going full speed towards a communist dictatorship.

[cherry]

I'm 56 this year and I don't know if I will ever be able to retire gracefully......

so it would be really nice to be one of those 55 yros that "have to" go back into the work force.....I'm still there...