Well, it's finally gonna happen

[Craig Larter]

I retired at age 50, 24 years ago. I observed a number of top executives drop dead before 65. It's not for everyone unless you have a plan to fill in from the work life. I lost my wife of 52 years and am so glad we had many good years without work together

[Gerald McPherson]

Originally Posted by Stan Hillis

Different strokes for different folks, although I totally wish you the best in your retirement, Joseph.

I’m 72 and cannot imagine what a day would be like without being able to go to work on the farm ….. planting, tending or harvesting. I work alongside my son and grandson everyday, and what a joy it is. Lest anyone think farming isn’t stressful, I would quickly correct you. Dig a hole in the ground and put $500K in it, cover it up, and pray for rain and good weather. Doesn’t always work out. But, I’m so thankful for every day that I am able to work and be productive that the good just far outweighs the bad.

I love my time in the field with my Parkers and Foxes and L C Smiths, but they have to take a backseat to breaking land, planting, cultivating and harvesting. God help me, I guess it’s just too imbedded in the blood.

I love peanut butter.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Gerald McPherson

I love peanut butter.

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[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

I retired at age 50, 24 years ago. I observed a number of top executives drop dead before 65. It's not for everyone unless you have a plan to fill in from the work life. I lost my wife of 52 years and am so glad we had many good years without work together

I truly get it Craig. Kathy and I were married for 52 years as well.

It ain't easy...





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[Andy]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

I retired at age 50, 24 years ago. I observed a number of top executives drop dead before 65. It's not for everyone unless you have a plan to fill in from the work life. I lost my wife of 52 years and am so glad we had many good years without work together

A good friend retired very comfortably years ago at 27 years old. He came out of retirement at 30 and went on to start dozens of businesses and is now a merger/acquisition consultant-still working part time at 70 years old. He told me that more people working their asses off for retirement die going up the mountain than coming down the mountain. I asked him then why he's still working. His answer was, "This isn't work to me, it's damn fun!"

[Chris Robenalt]

Congratulations Joe, sounds like some of my retirement plans. Im about 6 months away myself!

[Harold Pickens]

Since January 2020 l have only been working two days per week,but last week told them I was hanging it up June 30, 2026 when my malpractice insurance expires, so that's nine months advance notice. I'll be 72 then.Taking off next week for three weeks in the UP grouse hunting with my 3 setters and best friend, hopefully back up in December, and then ten days in South Dakota in January.

[ArtS]

My wife and I retired on the same day when I was 58 (17 years ago). Best decision we ever made.

[Tennessee Dave]

I have been planning to retire on January 2, 2026 after 28+years with the Tennessee Dept of Correction. Some days I think it's the right decision, some days I think I should work the extra year and a half until I'm 63. I will make my final decision in a month or so.

[6pt-Sika]

My father worked for the federal government for thirty years . He retired when he was 56 and lived to a decent age of 84 . He told me several years before he retired that the guys he worked with designed a program on longevity of retired people that worked in the same area as themselves (this was during the age of the monster IBM punch card computers) . He said most of them waited until 70+ to retire and subsequently passed in 4 or so years , he also pointed out that most of these folks were wrapped up in their work and no other hobbies so when they retired they didn’t know what to do . My pop however always had projects at home as well as going around accumulating antiquities . Hence he had plenty other avenues to keep him as involved as he wished to be and he lasted 28 years after retirement. If not for Parkinson’s I suspect he could’ve made it well into his 90’s .