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Posted on 7/31/26 at 1:17 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Completely dependent on MANY other factors including what your health is like at retirement.
A lot of people can actually die quicker after retirement for lack of motivation/structure in their lives that they had for 40 years of work.
Maybe retire and pick up another job thats less hours and less stress. Its retiring without completely checking out and still provides structure.
I retired last September at the age of 65. I haven't had a day off since. My wife keeps me busier than my boss did.
I jog or work out first thing every morning, then work on project for most of the rest of the day.
Sadly, I live on a golf course and have played only twice in the 10 months since I retired. That is about to change.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 1:30 pm to dyslexiateechur
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I’m never retiring
Enjoy what I do. Couldn't work for almost a year due to health issue, taught me I can not retire.
I know a lot who have retired and die in shortly afterwards
Posted on 7/31/26 at 1:52 pm to baldona
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Its sad how people relate making money to being unhappy in life. There's a lot of things you can do to make money and still be happy.
And not being beholden to anyone for anything may make one very happy. Independence of the financial variety. 100% freedom, whether loved your work or not. Can be glorious.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 1:56 pm to Cycledude
I'm at that age but have no plans to retire anytime soon. With friends and colleagues who have retired they usually break down into two groups: One that says "they don't know how they ever had time for a job" and others who die early because they have no new goals to work toward.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 5:23 pm to Cycledude
IDK about what specific age there is but the key to a long healthy retirement is to stay active, eat a good diet and stay connected with family and friends.
Work out at the gym, work in the garden, go fishing, join a church group maybe teach a Sunday School class, learn to play the guitar or a musical instrument, volunteer at the animal shelter, learn to paint or draw, take up dancing...
And don't lay around day after day, watching re-runs of the Flintstones and Gilligan's Island, eating Doritos and ice cream in all hours of the night.
And above all, don't be that old codger that yells at the neighborhood kids to 'get off my lawn'.
Work out at the gym, work in the garden, go fishing, join a church group maybe teach a Sunday School class, learn to play the guitar or a musical instrument, volunteer at the animal shelter, learn to paint or draw, take up dancing...
And don't lay around day after day, watching re-runs of the Flintstones and Gilligan's Island, eating Doritos and ice cream in all hours of the night.
And above all, don't be that old codger that yells at the neighborhood kids to 'get off my lawn'.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 6:57 pm to Reubaltaich
I retired 7 yrs ago and stay busy, but as a small business owner and dealing with employees I have an alternate thought.
Stay at home w/ your young wife and spend time with your children. Climb mountains, fish, golf etc. until you’re 45. Now that your wild oats have been sewn, start work and work until you die.
Stay at home w/ your young wife and spend time with your children. Climb mountains, fish, golf etc. until you’re 45. Now that your wild oats have been sewn, start work and work until you die.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:02 pm to Cycledude
Depends on what you do after you retire.
I've known people who stayed pretty active after retirement by volunteering, traveling, working a fun part time job, and watching their grandkids. Those people usually live a lot longer.
I've known people who retired and just shut themselves in and became grumpy that didn't live past their late 70's.
I've known people who stayed pretty active after retirement by volunteering, traveling, working a fun part time job, and watching their grandkids. Those people usually live a lot longer.
I've known people who retired and just shut themselves in and became grumpy that didn't live past their late 70's.
Posted on 8/2/26 at 7:05 pm to Cycledude
How does your friend know the answer? We do not know the day or hour of our death.
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