Nonsense. Retirement is a modern affectation.
After trucking for nearly 20 years with a first class company; a career which I had found after a successful but unrewarding career in TV Meteorology, and taking an early retirement, I got fat and bored; went back to work in retail, lost the trucker paunch, and now I’m watching customers steal and eat us blind. So, work, work, work. It keeps the body tuned, it keeps the mind tuned and it’s great for the bottom line. The looters will loot but the righteous will prosper.
My shoulders scream from the arthritis probably caused by holding the steering wheel of the Freightliner and the repeated crankings-up of the dollies of the hundreds, no, thousands of trailers I’ve hooked to and dropped over those 20 years. But that hasn’t stopped me from baking bread, turnovers, and glazing donuts at my Walmart.
So, I suggest to those of you who can’t wait to retire; give it a second, no, third thought before doing so (unless of course you are being forced-out). Stay active and stay healthy for doing so.
Perfect, I have no intention of retiring, ever...
Like waiting to die or veg out...
Nope!
Great post, CARTOUCHE.
I doubt I’ll ever retire unless my health gets too bad. I like what I do. What would be nice is to pick and choose the jobs I want so I can take off for a few months at a time.
“So, I suggest to those of you who can’t wait to retire; give it a second, no, third thought before doing so (unless of course you are being forced-out). Stay active and stay healthy for doing so.”
That would depend upon the job one does and what they do during retirement. An active retirement would be healthier than a desk job.
We decided to quit paying the fascist beast. Quit work except for self-employment where we can keep our taxable income low. We’ve never been busier - living a self-sufficient lifestyle doesn’t leave much time for sitting around! (although I am doing just that, with a yorkie on my lap!)