Retirement

[GrnBay007]

For any of you have that retired, what was the priority when you decided to do so? And how has it gone?

For those of you close to retirement, what's your goal before you retire? Career status VS financial?

I'm nowhere near ready to retire but I'm curious about this topic. I've worked at the same job a long time and I've seen people able to retire and not do so and die at age 59. The best supervisor I ever had retired at age 60 (7 years ago) and just passed away this week. I don't know....7 years retirement just doesn't seem right. My Dad was retired 30 years when he passed away. They were not super wealthy but I guess just made good financial decisions because they were able to vacation every year during their retirement....until health problems got in the way.

I just can't see sticking around if you don't need to.....life's too short!
Unless things change, the only reason I will work past age 58 will be for insurance.

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i'm with you 00. retirement seems like a joke to me. you work your whole life away, trying to save up for retirement. by the time you get to retire, your bodies already breaking down, your health might be failing, and like you said, you could kick the bucket at any time. just doesn't seem right to me

whats the point of life? to work? fuck that

doesn't seem right to me

work 5 days so you can enjoy 2 every week? screw that. i'm even too tired and exhausted to enjoy those two days after a week of work

somewhere a long the lines people really got their priorities screwed up. instead of just living and enjoying life, we decided to work most of our life, and enjoy any free time our jobs might let us have

[GrnBay007]

somewhere a long the lines people really got their priorities screwed up. instead of just living and enjoying life, we decided to work most of our life, and enjoy any free time our jobs might let us have

The scary thing is...and I'm included in this group....you may get an ample amount of vacation time a year but the reality of it is that it is more stressful to take time off then it is to just stay at work. The OT (which is not OT pay for me) you have to put in to prepare to be gone and then the catching up when you get back is ridiculous.

[Iron Mike]

Re: Retirement

Unless things change, the only reason I will work past age 58 will be for insurance.

Well, how about we hook up now, then I can retire and live off of your income? :P

I promise to go back to work if things get tight.

[GrnBay007]

Re: Retirement

Unless things change, the only reason I will work past age 58 will be for insurance.

Well, how about we hook up now, then I can retire and live off of your income? :P

I promise to go back to work if things get tight.

Do you dust? I hate dusting. :P

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

i'm with you 00. retirement seems like a joke to me. you work your whole life away, trying to save up for retirement. by the time you get to retire, your bodies already breaking down, your health might be failing, and like you said, you could kick the bucket at any time. just doesn't seem right to me

whats the point of life? to work? fuck that

doesn't seem right to me

work 5 days so you can enjoy 2 every week? screw that. i'm even too tired and exhausted to enjoy those two days after a week of work

somewhere a long the lines people really got their priorities screwed up. instead of just living and enjoying life, we decided to work most of our life, and enjoy any free time our jobs might let us have

Best post this year!

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You work so you have money so you can afford to do fun things with your family.

I'll hopefully work until I am very old. It's good for the health. My Grandma is in incredible shape for an 80+ and I attribute it to her working 40 hours a week.

What are you going to do all day if you retire at 58? That'd be very boring imo. I just don't know what I'd do with myself. Hell, in the 9 days of not working while in Florida I was bored as hell during the day.

[the_idle_threat]

^^^

We know what you were doing with yourself ...

[Scott Campbell]

What are you going to do all day if you retire at 58?

Golf
Ski
Travel
Volunteer
Tinker
Hike
Visit
Read
Etc....

[3irty1]

If I'm lucky enough to retire at 58 then I definitely won't be bored. I can move wherever I want and shoot sporting clays. Plus I can build all the shit that I draw up circuits and models for but never have time to make.

[Iron Mike]

Re: Retirement

Unless things change, the only reason I will work past age 58 will be for insurance.

Well, how about we hook up now, then I can retire and live off of your income? :P

I promise to go back to work if things get tight.

Do you dust? I hate dusting. :P

Anything for you, babe.

[SkinBasket]

Only boring people get bored.

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What are you going to do all day if you retire at 58?

Golf
Ski
Travel
Volunteer
Tinker
Hike
Visit
Read
Etc....

And you can't do that stuff already?? I don't know, I think dedicating my life to doing those things would take a lot of the enjoyment out. By the time you're 58, your kids will gone off on their own, etc. Do you really want to spend day after day with your wife? I would venture a guess most of your close friends and family members would not be fortunate enough to retire by 58.

I don't know, I don't think its for me. I enjoy going to work. I can see when I am 58 wanting to take a month off straight (get out of the cold), but I cannot see retiring.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think retirement communities are pretty great. They have jillions of clubs on everything from stamp collecting to lesbian porn. My parents are in one of those resevervations for retirees down in florida: tennis courts, gated community, pools, little golf courses, Mexicans everywhere making themselves useful.

Only problem is you got to be kinda rich to afford to live there. Damn.

[Harlan Huckleby]

What are you going to do all day if you retire at 58?

Golf
Ski
Travel
Volunteer
Tinker
Hike
Visit
Read
Etc....

No posting on PackerRats!!!!???? Damn, gonna miss you. How long before you're gone?