"If you can afford it" is the key element. However, assuming you can afford it, there is still the issue brought up by Babs, "..but after two months of not having a job...he didn't know what to do with himself and went out and got a part time job".
I was fortunate in that I learned from my Dad's mistakes. He retired, finished up on a Friday, went to the dinner, got his gold watch, and went home with a big grin on his face. Saturday he raked the leaves (no change). Sunday he went to church and watched football (no change). Monday morning he looked out the door and saw Harry going off to work as well as, Mary, and others. He got himself a cup of coffee and relished his ability to not head out on such a cold, drizzly morning. - - - - - That got old fast.
Dad had figured out what he wasn't going to do when retired (work) - but not what he was going to do. It wasn't long before he was sitting behind the counter in the local liquor store.
Learning from that I headed south to Florida to a community loaded with contemporaries - all wanting to enjoy life. That was 22 years ago and I haven't doubted my decision for a minute.
I was fortunate in that I learned from my Dad's mistakes. He retired, finished up on a Friday, went to the dinner, got his gold watch, and went home with a big grin on his face. Saturday he raked the leaves (no change). Sunday he went to church and watched football (no change). Monday morning he looked out the door and saw Harry going off to work as well as, Mary, and others. He got himself a cup of coffee and relished his ability to not head out on such a cold, drizzly morning. - - - - - That got old fast.
Dad had figured out what he wasn't going to do when retired (work) - but not what he was going to do. It wasn't long before he was sitting behind the counter in the local liquor store.
Learning from that I headed south to Florida to a community loaded with contemporaries - all wanting to enjoy life. That was 22 years ago and I haven't doubted my decision for a minute.