At what age do you think you will retire?

[MikeTheBartender]

And if it's later in life... Why? Passion for what you do or financial need?

[MTC29]

My own retirement was set at 55 (government job), but when I was offered the chance to retire at age 53 I jumped on it. Quite honestly, this was the single best decision I made in my life. The COVID nightmare (total bull shit) has eliminated years off of my ability to travel, which makes those early retirement years precious.

I don't care how young you are now, you will get old. It may be fun to call people my age "Boomers", but you'll be in the same situation, and without the wealth that my generation has socked away for itself.

Yes, we Boomers have got it sweet. As for those who follow us, I wish you good luck.

[MikeTheBartender]

Hell yeah!!! Any I wish i did this instead of that for retirement? And if you could have left earlier would you have?

[MTC29]

When I was a new hire, one of the older retirees told me, "Get out as soon as you can."

I would have left at age 50, then the absolute minimum retirement age, had it been possible. Screw Social Security, who wants to work until age 67, for maybe $1500 per month? A defined benefit pension is what you want, but good luck in finding it.

You are maybe 20 years younger than I am, but I don't envy you at all. I'm well situated. I hope that when you're my age you can say the same.

[jamesgoldman]

I won't because I love what I do... I know a few fellow jewellers who did retire but it's usually once they hit 70 or 80 and can do repair work anymore

My late antique dealer had her shop as a hobby (real estate was where the bulk of her £70million resided) and was working until she was 89, just a few weeks before the cancer took her

I'll retire as soon as my health stops me so probably my 40's

[DizzyDesii]

If i have my house built in my 30s then surely by 50. Im only working to build a house and support my future children. Not much else i need materialistic wise

[DizzyDesii]

Thanks for mho

[EmmaMary]

Hopefully we'll both be semi retired at least by the time we're fifty. 🤞

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHGirl.

[DaveToo]

Which time? The first time I retired was in 1990. I got so bored I went back to work on a limited schedule. Due to illness, I had to retire from that in 2005. Now I have turned my hobby into a part-time job, photography and graphic arts.

[MikeTheBartender]

What was boring and did you have enough cash to do whatever hobbies etc you wanted to do?

[DaveToo]

The first retirement would have been just fine if the owner of the company I put my heart and soul into hadn't taken the retirement funds of all his employees, including mine, and headed off to Cancun. I lost a little over a million dollars in retirement money. I wasn't eligible for Social Security so all I had to work with were my savings. I went back to work at, what I considered at the time, as menial jobs but I put 100% into them because that's just me. But then heart issues and diabetes started to take their toll and when I contracted prostate cancer that pretty much shut down my outside employment opportunities.

[888theGreat]

I want to run my lawn service 50 years and I will do online sales probably until death. I also want to open a Art/Jewelry shop. Retirement is over rated and boring. Just about everyone I know goes back to work. My dad volunteered at pantry house for awhile after he retired. My oldest brother is traveling now, but he will work at a gun shop I am betting because he likes gun retail sales.

[ibodi]

I already but consider physical problems. I noticed what European do like Netherlands.. etc. Elders should get their own economic cycles. It is not bad to be pioneer if it is successful.

[ShadezMcgee]

Probably gonna die punching the clock on one of my shifts with the way inflation is going.

[EnglishEuropean]

Never! You don't retire because you get old, you get old because you retire.

[Fuentes]

Probably in my 70-80's

[Anonymous]

At this rate probably never.

[Anonymous]

When ever I die.

[MikeTheBartender]

Because you can't? Or love your job?

[Opinion Owner]

Because I can't.

[MikeTheBartender]

If you could have changed one financial mistake from the past?

[Anonymous]

I'm already retired