Are you Retired poll

[Stemar]

I retired shortly after turning 65. On giving the requisite six months notice of my intention, I told them that they'd need to work out training someone to takeover one of my jobs as sysadmin for a vital system. They didn't. Shortly before I left I was asked if I'd be willing to carry on part-time, working remotely for three months while they got their act together. Two years later they remembered they were still paying me.

 

[Sea Change]

Voted 'other'. I've managed to place myself in a fairly good position whereby living on the boat allows me to live off the rental income from my house. Wouldn't be much of a living by some people's standards, but I'm a cheap date.
However we will be returning to land life in a little over a year, so that our son can go to high school, so I suppose I'll have to get a job.
It was a lot of fun while it lasted!

 

[johnalison]

My older brother retired at 60, which seemed a bit young at the time. My next oldest (who I like to call my younger brother, though older than me) worked until about 66 but did absolutely damn-all for the last five years, just chatting with patients. When I was 59 I learned that Tony Blair had a vision for my practice, so I got out quick. They were already trying to get us to team up with neighbouring practices (aka the enemy) for administrative work, and I have heard nothing that tells me that my fears were not well grounded.

 

[Snowgoose-1]

At the age of 75 I had a new lease of life as a male stud in the adult movie industry. I’m only 80 next year and they decided to let me go. I was outraged.

Apparently. AI can do everything now.

Bad times as I'm now down to sailing a Mirror dinghy. I used to have an HR 58.

Donations welcome

 

[AngusMcDoon]

My older brother retired at 60, which seemed a bit young at the time. My next oldest (who I like to call my younger brother, though older than me) worked until about 66 but did absolutely damn-all for the last five years, just chatting with patients. When I was 59 I learned that Tony Blair had a vision for my practice, so I got out quick.

If you can afford it, and perhaps unless you absolutely love your job, I don't think any age is too early to retire. None of us knows what fate holds and when our days come to an end. You must have seen plenty of people tired of work but who died before ever getting the chance to retire.

 

[Graham376]

At 53 years old, a competitor offered to buy out our business, which I accepted. Choice then was to start another business, get a job (hard at 53) or retire. Chose to retire, downsized house and lived off savings until pensions kicked in at 65. 26 years later, no regrets.

 

[Momac]

So far the poll shows more than half are retired. Does this simply confirm that forums are for older people? The younger ones are probably on farcebook.

 

[Sea Change]

So far the poll shows more than half are retired. Does this simply confirm that forums are for older people? The younger ones are probably on farcebook.

Facebook is where the youngsters go to wish their aunties happy birthday. I believe they themselves are on Toktik

 

[Fr J Hackett]

So far the poll shows more than half are retired. Does this simply confirm that forums are for older people? The younger ones are probably on farcebook.

No it simply confirms that over half of boat owners are retired.

 

[johnalison]

If you can afford it, and perhaps unless you absolutely love your job, I don't think any age is too early to retire. None of us knows what fate holds and when our days come to an end. You must have seen plenty of people tired of work but who died before ever getting the chance to retire.

I know a number of people who died within a couple of months of retiring, which seemed very sad at the time. Another sad case was my brother's patient who was in his 70s but still waiting to take over the family firm from his father.

 

[lustyd]

So far the poll shows more than half are retired. Does this simply confirm that forums are for older people? The younger ones are probably on farcebook.

Retirement has nothing to do with age. You’re thinking of pensioners, which is a different question.

 

[Momac]

Retirement has nothing to do with age. You’re thinking of pensioners, which is a different question.

Have you not noticed for the majority of people retirement and age are related ?

 

[lustyd]

Have you not noticed for the majority of people retirement and age are related ?

Yes, some people wait until they're too old to enjoy it. We didn't, and we've met many others who didn't (mostly sailing). Pension is age related as you can't draw pensions until you get old, but retirement just requires that you have worked and then stopped working intentionally because you no longer need the money.

One mistake many people make is assuming that in retirement they need as much money as when they're working and that leads to being old when retiring. Sadly this is the advise pension advisers give out because it makes them more money. My bills dropped by thousands a month when I gave up the job, car, and house as well as no longer needing a permanent berth for the boat.

 

[MoodySabre]

I had a couple of friends who died at about 50. It made me reappraise things. I told my business partner that I was going to work less and he would earn more money. He was all for that. I haven’t worked full time for thirty years or at all for 21. Fortunately I still earned enough to keep the wolf from the door. The advantage of being self-employed is that you can be self-unemployed.

 

[Offshore57]

Live on board and work from home at 72 next week,

 

[johnalison]

Live on board and work from home at 72 next week,

No wonder our Civil Service is so inefficient!

 

[The Q]

I know a number of people who died within a couple of months of retiring, which seemed very sad at the time. Another sad case was my brother's patient who was in his 70s but still waiting to take over the family firm from his father.

I worked next to a guy who had his last day at work ( Friday) , went home and died that night. Luckily for his wife, his official last day working, but he'd taken as holiday, was actually the following Monday. So his wife got in service benefits from his company pension, which were much better than death in retirement pension benefits.

 

[Baggywrinkle]

I know a number of people who died within a couple of months of retiring, which seemed very sad at the time. Another sad case was my brother's patient who was in his 70s but still waiting to take over the family firm from his father.

Wasn't that Charles, and the family firm was run by his mother?

 

[Momac]

I knew a few people who didn't make it to retirement . In those cases I am sure that was not their plan.
I also know people who seem to want to keep on working indefinitely . I guess they are the ones who fear death the day after retirement.

 

[lustyd]

I guess they are the ones who fear death the day after retirement.

They might just enjoy their job. I certainly enjoyed some of the work I did that much, but as I got more senior the work got less fun and I didn't need the money so I hit eject. I do respect that others make different decisions though