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I started planning my retirement 5 years before I left. A lot of the folks in aerospace feel and do as you say. However after thinking about retirement I found there are so many things that are fun and easy to do, (FR for example). Now I don't see how I ever spent 12 hours a day on the job, no matter how fun and interesting it was.

My wife and I are full time RV'ing around the country. With a camping lifestyle there is much to do, things to fix, and golf balls to whack.

Regards. As far as the market is concerned, retirees need to get some financial planning (fee planner not commission if they don't understand the market). No retiree should have lost as much as this article reports, because they should not have been long in the equity market with much of their nest egg. You don't "play" the market with a nest egg, you move to the "land of critical mass" in the bond and treasury markets. Sorry, but no sympathy for the market players who are not riding out this bear with their investments balanced.

Sounds like some good financial advice. The bottom line for those looking forward to a retirement date is to have something to occupy your time after you get the gold watch. Preferably, have someone you like to be with who wants to do it too.