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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.

I think it is different if people want to than being forced to because all their money was looted though and I find plenty to do and I am so sick of paying so much in taxes I don’t feel like feeding the government hogs anymore than I am forced to now.

Some people have started their Social Security and take a big penalty going back to work. There should be a law allowing to stop social security and resume it later..it would save the USG money.
Otherwise..and I know several..the seniors go to work in the black economy and don’t report their income. Things like child care and elder support. Working at seasonal cash employment etc.

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.

There's another reason to risk premature retirement (if you want to call 67 'premature...')

I saw three fellow workers around me, for years planning their retirement to the minutest detail, every paycheck, and one by one they died suddenly, leaving even the smallest pleasure lost forever by default. Another instance of the perfect being the enemy of the good.

I must not be normal. I retired almost two years ago, and still have no clue as to what boredom is.
Of course, since late 2008 I have joined the lowestmost level of middle class existence, and have suspended the small trips and other pure pleasure activities I enjoyed until then.

Almost ready to find at least a part time job. Not aspiring to replace the president of any company, I should have no problems. That is until the market recovers it's pre-2008 levels...