re: Would you rather retire at 55 ok-comfortable or retire at 65 very comfortable-leave estate

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I sit home all week long by myself playing Mario Kart, killing zombies on Call of Duty, playing guitar, napping, watching tv...it’s boring as frick.

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Retiring early isn’t all it’s cracked up to be unless your wife and all your friends are too. My wife works because she wants to and enjoys her job. I sit home all week long by myself playing Mario Kart, killing zombies on Call of Duty, playing guitar, napping, watching tv...it’s boring as frick.

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Saddest post ever on TD. Grown person retires and lives like a teenager w/no imagination. Who cares if your friends and wife still work? There is a huge world of interesting things beyond your door. Go..the..hell..outside and DO something. Hike the MS levee path in your area, take up birdwatching, long distance cycling, watercolor painting, read all the Russian novelists you pretended to have read previously, pick up litter in your town, volunteer at the animal shelter, find some housebound seniors in your community and visit them once a week for cake, coffee, and chat; plant a garden, plant a garden at a nearby elementary school or senior center or at the sad Medicaid nursing home near you....Take up (breadbaking, hot sauce making, cake decorating, woodworking...)

For goodness sakes, at least race a real car or go kart and quit playing Mario Kart.

Boredom is a failure of imagination. The possibilities are endless, and you’re wasting time that other people never get (death, illness, poverty).

Retiring early isn’t all it’s cracked up to be unless your wife and all your friends are too. My wife works because she wants to and enjoys her job. I sit home all week long by myself playing Mario Kart, killing zombies on Call of Duty, playing guitar, napping, watching tv...it’s boring as frick.



That's pathetic. You sound like a pussy with no friends. I plan to retire comfortably at 62 . Play golf, Tennis ,Hunt, Fish, and volunteer. 40 years of corporate life is enough.