Retirement. A difficult subject at best, and perhaps a dirty word at the worst?!
There are those amongst us who have crossed over into this situation, and one in which all of us must consider at some point sooner or later. I myself am now knocking on that very door in a few years.
After much thought and consideration, I've determined that I'd like to retire at age 66. That's only a few 3 years away. And it will be determined by my health. Right now I'm fine except for a few issues, but they aren't serious. That could change of course.
The driving force for this is that my SS compensation will almost double at 66. That's significant. And please don't let this thread devolve into a political discussion of the demise of SS. That's not my intent.
Please understand that my life has been all about my career for 27+ years. I love what I do and want to go on doing it as long as possible. Yet the physical demands are much the same as when I got into this industry. One has to be realistic about what the body can sustain.
I've had some issues recently but they have not prevented me from fulfilling my duties. Equally, I realize that I'm not in my youth anymore when I got into this. Not trying to play the age card here, just being practical.
I'm rambling here, so will just ask those of you who are retired or are about to chime in. Once I'm retired what does one do to fill up the day? I'm used to physical activity and tasks.
I hasten to add that that I'm not one to go to the gym or resign myself to fishing every day. I do have my music, and will continue to pursue that as long as I can.
So what words of wisdom can you impart, you retired folks? I am reminded that there is wisdom in many counsels.
Perhaps this is too serious a thread for this site. Be that as it may.
Cheers,
RR
There are those amongst us who have crossed over into this situation, and one in which all of us must consider at some point sooner or later. I myself am now knocking on that very door in a few years.
After much thought and consideration, I've determined that I'd like to retire at age 66. That's only a few 3 years away. And it will be determined by my health. Right now I'm fine except for a few issues, but they aren't serious. That could change of course.
The driving force for this is that my SS compensation will almost double at 66. That's significant. And please don't let this thread devolve into a political discussion of the demise of SS. That's not my intent.
Please understand that my life has been all about my career for 27+ years. I love what I do and want to go on doing it as long as possible. Yet the physical demands are much the same as when I got into this industry. One has to be realistic about what the body can sustain.
I've had some issues recently but they have not prevented me from fulfilling my duties. Equally, I realize that I'm not in my youth anymore when I got into this. Not trying to play the age card here, just being practical.
I'm rambling here, so will just ask those of you who are retired or are about to chime in. Once I'm retired what does one do to fill up the day? I'm used to physical activity and tasks.
I hasten to add that that I'm not one to go to the gym or resign myself to fishing every day. I do have my music, and will continue to pursue that as long as I can.
So what words of wisdom can you impart, you retired folks? I am reminded that there is wisdom in many counsels.
Perhaps this is too serious a thread for this site. Be that as it may.
Cheers,
RR