Starting living now!
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Cheree Cargill
I retired when I was 65 and I'm glad I did. I figured up that we had enough money to live on and I could indulge in some travel with my daughter. I buckled down on taking care of my husband and keeping him going as long as he is able. I got to go see friends who have passed now and a bunch who haven't. Sometimes it's worth it just to be lazy all day and do nothing. Retirement is great.
Kimberly Bushong
Retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Enjoy your calling and your purpose. Stop reaching for the next thing so you can be happy when that happens.
Rey Rouge
Thank goodness for the UK full time hour of just 37.5 per week and importantly the minimum of 28 days fully paid annual leave (vacation) entitlement not linked to sickness off days.
Kati Glenn
Rey Rouge I’m green with envy!
Alasdair Gordon
Rey Rouge speak for yourself m8 , my basic hours are 50 , constant nighhtshift trucker
Rey Rouge
Alasdair Gordon not everyone are truckers. The point is, if you work under EU and UK rules, you’re much better than the US general employment rules. There, you’re at the mercy of the company. I have friends and family there and their work pattern only stops at retirement.
Alasdair Gordon
Rey Rouge I don’t live in America m8 so irrelevant to me
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Cindy Tucker Smith
I've been retired for 10 years since age 55, loved every minute
Toree Scheinhorn
Thankfully I was raised by a family who taught me there is no point in working hard if you aren't able to enjoy life. You have to prioritize keeping something aside for fun, invaluable lesson I pass to my daughter.
Cyndy Chapin
Some people enjoy their jobs as part of their happy and enjoyable life.
Sherri Brown
Cyndy Chapin yes jobs for older people is not just for money. It gets them up and out and socializing.
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Melissa Gomez
Cyndy Chapin Absolutely, I became a school bus driver because I didn't like being cooped up in a building all day. I won't say it doesn't have it's stresses but I enjoy most of my kids company since I drive for special needs. They keep me humble.
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Diane Yim
I retired at 57 and am now 84. I have developed different age related aches and pains I had not planned on! So the Golden Age varies with our health. I inherited nice facial skin from my mother; unfortunately I also have her bone and back problems, …
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Leslie Talkowski
There’s not much time to enjoy life at age 67, enjoy each and every day of your life in any way you can. Even small things like watching the sunset with your spouse, hearing your children or grandchildren’s laughter. Don’t wait until you 67, so much of life happens every ordinary day
Sandy Baham
I love retirement! I don't know how I had time to work although I was self employed.
Vickie L Clock
I’m glad I left at 57! I’ve worked various fun jobs since but the heavy stress was gone. I’m almost able to quit my side gigs as I approach 69 and at 70 I fully expect to be free to travel and enjoy my savings doing things I love.
Kate Melissa Parkinson
Many people enjoy their work
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Sherri Brown
I think we should have more jobs for seniors. Many seniors don’t mind working but just can’t do it 40 hours a week or after 5 pm. They get way more tired at 60 years old.
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Deborah Sheppard Wade
Sherri Brown - 61 and I’m still working full time shift work. My favourite shift is 2p-10p so working after 5p and on the weekends is good. Hoping to retire next year and maybe find a little part time job working the hours that other people don’t like.
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Pete Buzzsaw Holland
Sherri Brown I agree that employers should be less ageist but are you saying 60 year olds are seniors?
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Gary Wolf II
It’s why I’m planning to retire at 60!!!
John Highfill
good advice
Jeff Thomas
This is so true
Dale Sheldon Reeder IV
My mother worked for 46 years of her life and she died at 60 just 6 months after her forced early retirement due to early onset Alzheimer’s disease so no tomorrow is not guaranteed
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Mike Smith
Every moment counts enjoy them all now
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Gavin Bartley
Retirement age isn't 67, stop thinking that way. That is just the age you will recieve your state pension, you can retire when you want if you can plan for it
Rain Sahara Esparza
Who is out there waiting until retirement to enjoy life? Enjoy every moment of your precious life, it's a gift. Some of my favorite days have been spent at work. I'm not looking forward to retirement, but I don't know many firefighters who are.
Jo Lyon
Choose a career you enjoy then just enjoy every day you breathe.
Lisbeth Nygård
They have changed the rules this years. You now have to work several years longer. I think the new age to retire is 71.
Carmel Charles Garcia
My saying is, 'Tomorrow never comes'. So enjoy it now.
Brett William Tyler
Retired at 50 to enjoy my inheritance payed more than enough tax/ National Insurance in my working life
Alcira Aldana
Retired at 62 and have not regretted it…
Karen Califano
One can do both, work & enjoy life. Many cannot afford to "retire" at a younger age. Only wealthy people can do that. Many seniors work p/t to stay busy as well. They like the socialization, the purpose & the extra money working can provide.
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David Walker
Been my moto since my early adult years. I'm 58 now, and still live my life for today. Although I do hope and plan for tomorrow.
Linda Murphy Humphries
Life expectancy is not 78. People are living longer.
To Mi Car
My father is running his small company at age 80. It keeps his mind sharp
Beccy Campbell
We live and enjoy the best things we can along the way.
Ginger Howell
That is the kind of attitude that turned a whole generation on my mom side into Nobodies needing the system.
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David Phillips
Thats why I left the workforce in 2004 at age 24; Still dont regret it to this day after just turning 44; I want for nothing.
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Stu Taylor
This is very true and the government will move the goalposts again making it so you’ve even less time to enjoy retirement life
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Bridget Mathers
I guess I missed the retirement age.
Darn
Wendy Harris
So true
Craig Barrett
So True
Daniel DK
Ahhh.. now i understand why homeless people so enjoy their life. Coz they can get shelter and free food from donation by donators that working their life off. no wonder homeless population rate is increasing so fast.Great education from ViralNova. Keep it up.
Kati Glenn
Can’t do that without money. Some of us have to work to live and to survive. If you don’t need to, you’re truly blessed and by all means enjoy! Just don’t judge anyone else who can’t do it!
Gary Henderson
Don't make the mistake of thinking those 11 years will be pleasant. Spouses/partners become sick and die. Your body, engineered to last 40 years, often begins to fall apart around retirement. And living with intractable, chronic pain is a sick punchline to the joke known as the "Golden Years."
So called because if you haven't saved a boatload of gold, you won't be able to afford the drugs and medical treatment required to keep you alive.
Trudy Laverty
Common life expectancy is 80 to 85 not 78
Tony Martin
Put the retirement age back to 55 and remove congress representing us at 65 or two terms.
Suzeanna Levy
74 and still working, enjoy my nursing job
Rusty Campbell
Do something you love and never work a day in your life.
Paul Knight
Glad I could retire at 42
David Kudrna
That and lower the retirement age to 55.
Johnny Beal
Is their more to life than death and taxes makes you wonder since people live at work nowadays
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Jeff Gherasim
I'm glad I left at 52
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Terri Ann
What if you love your job? I love mine....
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Garry Siler
I hope that anyone that is a baby boomer has had good luck in putting away savings for help with SSI (Social Security Income). This mad world of raising prices and income, income that is setup for the world prices and way of living now. Its clear that as a baby boomer living on SSI in this time and place is not working will at all. The government give us a cost of living raise and the next thing we get is!! Rent increase in just about the amount we got from good old Uncle Sam. Oh can't forget Government that just gave us the raise has now got to take some of it back for OUR MEDICAR. Ouch now even getting less in my monthly paycheck to take care of that increase in Rent, Food, Gas, and anything else I might have forgot. I could have made this short by just saying that what you're living in now you would be getting about 3,000 to 4,000 a month SSI each. The wife and I get 2,543 for the month Plus make payment on all the Medical bills coming in. I hope anyone for the 50s or 60s have backup before retirement.
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Joseph Gerard
To have life or to live is a personal choice.⚘️
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Fi Sproule
Retirement age is 60. 67 is when you can get the aged pension
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